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Tag: Characters

A Day Goes By by Luigi Pirandello – Characters

Posted on July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 by JL Admin

 Children and Grandchildren  Near the close of the story, the main character is visited by his grown children and their children, though he does not remember ever having had children (‘‘I must have had them yesterday,’’ he muses). When they arrive for their visit, the grandchildren are small; just minutes later, the grown children have…

Beware of the Dog by Roald Dahl – Characters

Posted on July 25, 2022July 25, 2022 by JL Admin

 Bluey  Bluey is Williamson’s girlfriend, fiance´ e, or (less probably) wife. He visits her whenever he can get away from his military duties. As he is blacking out at the beginning of ‘‘Beware of the Dog,’’ Williamson imagines again going to visit her with a bottle of whisky (difficult to obtain during the war). He…

The Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie – Characters

Posted on July 24, 2022July 24, 2022 by JL Admin

 Emily French  Emily French is a wealthy, elderly woman who, despite her riches, lives and dresses simply enough that a stranger might mistake her for a poor person. She develops a relationship with Leonard Vole, who begins visiting her at her home in Cricklewood. He assists her with some financial investments, and she subsequently changes…

With All Flags Flying – Characters

Posted on July 23, 2022July 23, 2022 by JL Admin

 Mr. Carpenter  Mr. Carpenter is an eighty-two-year-old widower who is focused on controlling how he spends his last days. Because he is feeling weaker and believes that he can no longer live alone in his modest two-room home in Baltimore County, he decides to move in with his daughter Clara while waiting for a spot…

The Treasure of Lemon Brown – Characters

Posted on July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 by JL Admin

 Jesse Brown  Jesse Brown is the deceased son of Lemon Brown. When Jesse was little, Lemon traveled around playing the blues in order to support Jesse and his mom.  After the death of Lemon’s wife, Jessewasraised by his aunt. Lemon tells Greg that ‘‘when the war come, he saw fit to go off and fight…

Tears of Autumn by Yoshiko Uchida – Characters

Posted on July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 by JL Admin

 Hana Omiya  Hana Omiya, the protagonist of the story, is a twenty-year-old woman who is leaving Japan for the United States in the early twentieth century. Just prior to her departure, she lives in Oka Village with her mother, older sister, and brother-inlaw. Life in Oka has seemed oppressive for her ever since she graduated…

A Retrieved Reformation – Characters

Posted on July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 by JL Admin

Agatha Adams  Agatha is the five-year-old niece of Annabel Adams. Agatha is accidentally locked inside the new safe and vault while playing with her sister May at their grandfather’s bank. Jimmy uses his safecracking skills to save her life.  Annabel Adams  Annabel Adams is the daughter of Mr. Adams, the owner of the bank in…

An Outpost of Progress – Characters

Posted on July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 by JL Admin

 Carlier  Carlier is the second-in-command of the African trading station where the story takes place. He is described as ‘‘tall, with a large head and a very broad trunk perched upon a long pair of thin legs.’’ Carlier is a former cavalryman who, despite serving in the military, never received a commission and counts on…

The Jewels by Guy de Maupassant – Characters

Posted on July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 by JL Admin

 The Jeweler  The jeweler runs the shop from which Madame Lantin’s jewels were purchased. By chance, Monsieur Lantin enters this shop, intending to sell what he believes are cheap costume jewelry items. At first the jeweler suspects Monsieur Lantin of theft. When he figures out that the man is selling gems provided to his wife…

Good Climate, Friendly Inhabitants – Characters

Posted on July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 by JL Admin

 Mrs. Douglas  Mrs. Douglas is the proprietress of the New Park Hotel in Johannesburg, around the corner from the narrator’s home. The narrator mentions the hotel to the drifter when he is looking for a place to stay in town, and she goes with him to ask Mrs. Douglas for a room. Later, the narrator…

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