[Their names are symbolic: Alex represents the heroic and majestic leader Alexander he Great, but in this case "A-lex" - a man without law or 'a law unto himself.They treated him like he was a f--king disease and they locked up all the kids who had made contact with him so they wouldn't infect the others.There, he was criticized and reprimanded for his unkempt appearance: "The idea of working in your shirt sleeves.He learned that Professor Berent had died some time ago in the East, and that family members were there to spread his cremated ashes the next morning high up in the New Mexico mountains ("a favorite spot of his").Paine flatters her with promises of power and money and is willing to bribe her to stay, if she will keep Smith away from their Willet Creek Dam bill as it moves through Congress:Saunders: Look Senator, I wasn't given a brain just o tell a Boy Ranger what time it is.