![]() Paul learns John Coffey did not murder the girls but was Willie Wharton, who was killed earlier by a disturbed Percy. John transmits the disease to Percy Wetmore, one of the guards and antagonist in the book, who eventually kills prisoner Willie “Bill” Wharton and is transferred to a mental institution following the incident. The novel begins with Paul, John and his colleagues returning to the Green Mile upon curing the warden’s wifes’ brain tumour. Hence, people call the “green mile” the final path to execution for the inmate. It refers to the green tiles on the pathway to the execution room at the death row. The title of the series, “The Green Mile”, is the nickname of Cold Mountain Penitentiary where Paul works. ![]() The series follows Paul Edgecombe, an 104 year old resident at Georgia Pines nursing home recalling his days as a block supervisor in 1932 at E-block (death row) at Cold Mountain Penitentiary when he met a tall black man named John Coffey, who was accused for the rape and death of two young girls. This opening paragraph will cover only volume six of The Green Mile, but the ISU may include events from the series not covered in this book. ![]() ![]()
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