Their struggles lead to reciprocal trust and eventually friendship , but these continue to be tested throughout the novel .
One of the settlers is Gideon Asch , who helps establish a tenuous but workable co-existence with the residents of Tabah through the leadership of Haj Ibrahim .
settlers ' struggles lead to reciprocal trust and eventually friendship , but these continue to be tested throughout the novel .
One of the settlers is Gideon Asch , who helps establish a tenuous but workable co-existence with the residents of Tabah through the leadership of Haj Ibrahim .