Where the Red Fern Grows Characters

Billy is our protagonist, the main character, the head honcho, the big cheese. Oh, and he's also our narrator. This whole story begins as a memory that Billy has after taking care of a wounded houn...

Okay, so they're not actually human. They're still the two most important people—characters? beings? creatures?—in Billy's life. Ain't Nothing But a Hound Dog Being dogs and all, their motivati...

Billy's grandpa plays the important role of mentor, as well as catalyst for much of the action. He's always got his hands in some sort of scheme. Let's take a look at what he does:orders the dogs f...

If you wondered why Billy's dad doesn't seem a little more concerned that his son is keeping secrets, being party to ax-related deaths, and is out roaming the woods all night, here's your answer: t...

Mama is a worrier. Whenever Billy heads out hunting or wants to do something new—you know, like wander around in mountain-lion infested woods in the middle of the night, his mom frets and worries...

These Pritchard boys are bad news. They nag Billy into the fateful ghost-coon hunting trip; they refuse to give his money back; they're itching for a dogfight, you get the feeling; and then they ev...

Quick: name Billy's sisters.Ha, ha! Trick question. You can't do it, because Billy never names them. Even his dad just refers to them as "the girls," as if they're some sort of feminine collective....