# The Country of the Pointed Firs — Character guide

> Key figures in The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett.

- [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/narrator.md): A writer who visits Dunnet Landing and becomes the observer of the community.
- [Mrs. Almira Todd](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/mrs_todd.md): A wise herbalist and the narrator's landlady, central to the community.
- [Mrs. Blackett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/mrs_blackett.md): Mrs. Todd's elderly, gentle mother living on Green Island.
- [William Blackett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/william_blackett.md): Mrs. Todd's shy, kind brother who lives with their mother.
- [Mrs. Fosdick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/mrs_fosdick.md): An old friend of Mrs. Todd who visits and shares stories.
- [Joanna Todd](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/joanna_todd.md): A recluse who lived alone on Shell Heap Island after a disappointment.
- [Captain Littlepage](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/captain_littlepage.md): An elderly sea captain with strange tales of a ghostly Arctic town.
- [Elijah Tilley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/elijah_tilley.md): An elderly fisherman who mourns his late wife and keeps a tidy home.
- [Nathan Todd](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/nathan_todd.md): Joanna's former lover who left her, leading to her isolation.
- [Captain Bowden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/captain_bowden.md): A relative and leader of the Bowden family reunion.
- [Johnny Bowden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/johnny_bowden.md): A young boy who helps the narrator with errands.
- [Mrs. Begg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/mrs_begg.md): A poor old woman in the community, often mentioned in passing.
- [Sant Bowden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/sant_bowden.md): A Bowden relative who plays the fiddle at the reunion.
- [Mrs. Caplin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/mrs_caplin.md): A local woman and acquaintance of Mrs. Todd.
- [Old Gaffett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/old_gaffett.md): A mysterious sailor Captain Littlepage met in his travels.
- [Reverend Mr. Dimmick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/reverend_dimmick.md): A minister who visited Joanna on Shell Heap Island.
- [Louisa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/louisa.md): A young girl who appears briefly in the schoolhouse scene.
- [Mari' Harris](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/mari_harris.md): A local woman mentioned in community gossip.
- [Sam Begg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/sam_begg.md): A member of the Begg family, briefly mentioned.
- [Asa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/asa.md): A deceased former resident mentioned in stories.
- [Monroe Pennell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/monroe_pennell.md): A name from the past, briefly referenced.

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