Michael Foster from the short story “Two Fishermen,” is a young, ambitious, manipulative newspaper reporter from a small town who has dreams of making it as a famous news reporter in a big city. He is a tall, long-legged fellow who has the ability to manipulate a hangman into being his friend for his own personal gain. He is single and doesn’t have many relationships except for with the people at the newspaper, and some townsfolk. Michael Foster is a likeable, caring person but his lack of confidence is predominate in his inability to speak up against the townsfolk as they side against Smitty. Although he cared for Smitty, his fear of being outcasted or judged by the town played a crucial role in the development of the story.

(I believe that Michael Foster would look like this based on the descriptions from the short story).