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Angeline Ames

This character is the daughter of the narrator by his first wife.

Edward Ames

This character is the brother of the narrator.

Reverend John Ames

This is narrator of the novel, which is written as his journal/letters.

Lila Ames

This is the second wife of the narrator and mother to his son.

Louisa Ames

This is the childhood playmate, sweetheart, and first wife of the narrator.

Margaret Todd Ames

This is the narrator's paternal grandmother.

Martha Turner Ames

This is the narrator's mother.

John Ames Boughton

He is the son of the narrator's best friend and the narrator's namesake.

Robert Boughton

This is the narrator's best friend and a staunch Presbyterian minister.

Father

This is a pacifist minister and the parent of the narrator.

Glory

Daughter of the narrator's best friend.

Grandfather

This character had a vision of Jesus in chains at age 16.

Jack

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