| 词条 | List of Where the Red Fern Grows characters |
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The following is a list of characters from the novel Where the Red Fern Grows. ProtagonistsBillyBilly is a ten-year-old boy who lives in the Ozark mountains of Oklahoma and is blessed with puppy love. He works hard for two years and finally has enough money for two hounds. MamaMama is Billy's mother. Similarly to Papa, she also will do just about anything to see Billy happy. PapaPapa is Billy's father. He knew getting two puppies for $50 was out of the question. When Billy is upset over not getting them, he buys him three steel traps to make him feel better (but he ends up catching Samie, the family cat, with them). He teaches him how to use them. He is very proud of Billy's determination and commitment to his dogs and hunting raccoons and of his development into a young man. He is the one who always calms Mama's fears about Billy's safety. GrandpaGrandpa is Billy's grandfather. He owns a country general store that is well known in the Ozarks. When Billy finally saves $50, he helps him to get the dogs. He is astonished to the point of tears; he is so proud of Billy's hard work and dedication. He frequently helps him out, such as when they made the scarecrow in front of the big sycamore tree to keep the raccoon from escaping. Billy greatly respects and appreciates his advice and help. Grandpa goes with Billy and his father to the championship coonhunt. During the hunt he trips over a stick and sprains his ankle very badly. Spraining his ankle gives Billy a reason to stay in the Ozarks, while the rest of Billy's family moves to town. Billy's sistersBilly has three sisters who are in love with the dogs. They were jealous when Billy told them he drank strawberry Soda. Antagonists AntagonistsRubin PritchardRubin Pritchard is the older brother of Rainie Pritchard. He has a very bad reputation; he is known for stealing, fighting, and causing trouble with Rainie. Rubin is two years older than Billy. He is a big boy with mean eyes. In the beginning of the book Rubin got in a fight with Billy, Billy then punched Rubin's nose. He bets Billy two dollars that Old Dan and Little Ann can't tree the ghost coon, one the Pritchards have attempted to catch many times and seems to always trick their dog, Old Blue. Their dog showed up and Little Ann and Old Dan started attacking him to make sure he does not try to steal their raccoon. In an attempt to save him Rubin runs at them with an axe. At first, Billy can't see what happened, but then he sees that he tripped and the axe plummeted into his stomach, killing him. After he is lying on the ground, Billy takes it out of him and is distraught at his death. Billy then runs back home and tells his parents immediately about the bad news. Rubin's family is very upset when they hear about the death of their son but does not show it when Billy's father goes to tell them. Rainie PritchardRainie Pritchard is the younger brother of Rubin Pritchard. He is about Billy's age and known for causing trouble wherever he goes. He is a nervous boy, and is not liked by anyone. Billy says that he has the meanest disposition out of any boy he has ever known. He always wanted to make bets with other people. When his brother Rubin dies, he goes into a state of shock and his father tells Billy's that he will have to be brought to a doctor in town. Mama says he can't help being the way he is. The Marshal of TahlequahThe Marshal of Tahlequah is a minor character who rescues Billy after he gets in a fight with a group of rude children in the town of Tahlequah and buys strawberry soda pop for Billy after saving him. In the movie, he also collects the prize money for the winner. Old Man HatfieldOld Man Hatfield is a neighbor of Billy's. His dog is having collie puppies. Billy's parents offer to get one of them. Billy refuses because he only wants Redbone Coonhounds. Coon HuntersMr. KyleMr. Kyle is one of the hunters in the championship coonhunt, and he also enters one of his Treeing Walker Coonhounds in the conformation contest. The dog wins second place to Little Ann. Mr. BensonMr. Benson is one of the hunters in the championship coonhunt. He finds Little Ann and Old Dan after they tree a coon in a blizzard. Mr. Benson inadvertently causes Billy to faint because he runs into camp screaming that the dogs were frozen solid. Dr. LathmanDr. Lathman is one of the hunters in the coonhunting competition, who owns a pair of Black and Tan Coonhounds. He treats Grandpa's sprained ankle back at the campground. After the contest, he takes him to the hospital. The AnimalsOld DanOld Dan is the bigger of Billy's two Redbone Coonhounds. Old Dan is a stout, brave dog, who almost always kills the coons he and Little Ann hunt. Old Dan is an eager hunter, but he has many strange quirks. He won't hunt with any hunter other than Billy, or any dog other than Little Ann, and he refuses to even hunt with Billy when Ann isn't along. Little AnnLittle Ann is the smaller of Billy's two Redbone Coonhounds. Little Ann is much smarter than Old Dan and she is the one who trees the ghost coon that had eluded so many dogs. She is unusually playful for a hound and was unable to have puppies due to being the runt in a big litter. Little Ann is much sweeter than Old Dan and is more like a pet than a hunting dog. Little Ann also takes care for Old Dan, and also protective to keep him safe. Old BlueOld Blue is a big, scruffy Bluetick Coonhound who belongs to the Pritchard boys. The ghost coon has fooled Old Blue many times. Little Ann and Old Dan maul Old Blue when he gets loose during the ghost coon hunt. BuddieBuddie is a stray Redbone Coonhound Billy finds near his adult home in Idaho and rescues from a mauling by a pack of town dogs. Buddie sends Billy on a long flashback to his youth and the pair of Redbones he owned and hunted with back then. SamieSamie was the house cat, who Billy inadvertently trapped many times. After that, Billy and Samie's relationship takes a toll and the Coleman family sees Samie less. The Ghost CoonThe ghost coon is a coon that eluded the Pritchards and Old Blue many times. It is finally treed by billy and Little Ann. Mountain LionThe mountain lion first appears when Billy is bringing the puppies home from Tahlequah, when it comes to the front of the cave and screams. Several years later, it kills Old Dan on what becomes Billy's final coonhunt. OthersIn the book there are several other animals, including Old Red, a rooster who woke Billy up, the family milk cow named Daisy, and Sloppy Ann the hog. References{{DEFAULTSORT:Where the Red Fern Grows}} 2 : Lists of literary characters|Lists of film characters |
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