Frustrated black man and wartime author surrogate, Hatz is world-weary of racism and white liberal guilt. He knows Lucky and Guy mean well, but ultimately, his attempts to get them to empathize with him are futile. He is in a constant search for black peers and role models he can look up to politically, intellectually, and emotionally, but is so often disappointed that he is finally beginning to wonder if his standards are too high. Back to the Cast Page