gistfile1.cpp

void maker(char *name, Array <Character *> *people){
    auto character =new Character();
    character->name =copy_string(name);
    people.add(character);
}

void set_up_the_people(){
  Array<Character*> people;

  maker("Mike",&people);
  maker("Leon",&people);
  maker("Josephine",&people);
  //...
  
}

//Now the rest of the program can use 'maker'