E-STAR - Student

Gabriel or Gabe is Troy’s brother. He is the only sibling Troy is still in touch with, though they grew up in a large family.
Gabe suffered a traumatic head injury in World War II that left a mental plate in his head. Gabriel wanders around the Maxson family’s neighborhood carrying a basket and singing. He often thinks he is not a person, but the angel Gabriel who opens the gate of heaven with his trumpet for Saint Peter on Judgement Day.
Troy used Gabriel disability cheque from the army to buy the house in which the play takes place. At the time of the play, Gabe has moved into his own apartment, a fact that weighs on Troy.
Because of his head injury, Gabriel thinks he is his own Biblical namesake—the Archangel Gabriel himself. Gabriel is out of touch with reality, and acts in a childlike manner.
When Troy dies, Gabriel prays for his brother to be received in heaven.