Norman Bruett

Norman "Norm" Bruett is a supporting character who first appears in Chapter 1 of the Complete and Uncut Edition of The Stand by Stephen King. He is one of the witnesses at Hapscomb's Texaco outside Arnette, Texas when Charles Campion crashes his car, ending the Flight of the Campions.

Story Arc
The ample-bellied, racist Norman Bruett is a middle-aged resident of Arnette, Texas, and one of the regulars at Hapscomb's Texaco. He had worked at the paper plant before it was closed, and with his unemployment run out, he lives on government relief. His resentment at his poverty often leads him to take out his anger on his wife Lila and his two sons Luke and Bobby.

Along with Bill Hapscomb and the other regulars - Stu Redman, Tommy Wannamaker, Hank Carmichael and Vic Palfrey - Norm is a witness when Charles Campion crashes into Hap's fuel pumps. When they go to investigate, the smell inside of the car of sickness and Campion's dead wife and child makes Norm vomit. (Chapter 1)

The following morning, he wakes up with a headache and a phlegmy sneeze and cough. (Chapter 3)

Complete and Uncut Edition

 * Chapter 1 - first appearance; witnesses Charles Campion crashing into Hapscomb's Texaco
 * Chapter 3 - wakes up feeling sick the next morning