Life Expectancy Characters & Character Analysis

Life Expectancy Characters

James Tock (Jimmy)

Known as Jimmy by everyone since the day he was born, Jimmy is self described as a lummox. Though not overly huge by any description, Jimmy describes himself as a bit big for his size, and claims he isn't always aware of where his feet are going. His nickname in school was Moose and he is often referred to by men taller and heavier than him as 'big guy'. His wife tells him that it is his larger than life presence that people see, but Jimmy thinks she is love blind.

At birth, Jimmy was twenty inches long, and eight pounds, ten inches in weight. These facts were predicted by Jimmy's grandfather minutes before his birth and minutes before his grandfather's death. He also predicted the rare genetic condition that would see Jimmy born with several toes fused together and five dates that would be 'five terrible days'...
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