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John Redding

This character is featured in the story entitled "John Redding Goes to Sea" and when the story begins, this character is only 10 years old. This character longs to travel the world, but his mother and new bride conspire to keep him home and the story ends with this character's dead body floating out to sea.

Alfred

This character is the father featured in the story "John Redding Goes to Sea." This character feels favorably toward his son's desire to travel and he tries unsuccessfully at times to convince his son to flout his mother's orders.

Matty

This character is the mother of the young man featured at the center of the story "John Redding Goes to Sea." This character fights valiantly to keep her son at home, where she believes he will be safe. Ironically, however, this character's son loses his life while helping to save a...

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