Brent Norton

Brent is first physically introduced in chapter 2, wherein he is having problems with his chainsaw and David tries to help him. In this chapter, his backstory is given, wherein there was a property dispute with him and David. He is also said to have had a wife named Carla but she died of cancer. What apparently caused uncertainty on Brent's character for David is instead of bringing home a woman 20 years younger than himself, he became depressed and lost about 20 pounds. In the book Brent heads to the store with David and Billy to pick up groceries, but not before eyeing Stephanie, David's wife, up and down. When they get to the store, David leaves Billy with Brent to pick up some groceries which he does where he can. He is one of the main power houses when the mist swallows the store, being the irrational force, where David is the rational and Mrs. Carmody is the irrational and psychotic. After Norm is dragged into the mist, David tries to reason with Brent as his word would deter people from leaving the store, but he blatantly refuses to even see the evidence David and the loading bay group try to show, even calling Jim and Myron hicks. He eventually forms a group which David dubs the "Flat-Earth Society" and after more and more evidence is set fourth, they seem to deteriorate from 12 people to only around 5 including Brent himself. This group leaves after refusing to listen to the people from the store, but not after being asked if one of them (David asks Brent) can tie a rope around their waste to see how far they get. Brent refuses but a man, to Brent's disgust doesn't and the group head into the mist. After getting around 200 feet the group is ambushed by the lobster creature which had been roaring and are all devoured.