Dandelion Wine Characters

Bradbury's Middle Name was Douglas Douglas is the twelve-year-old protagonist of Dandelion Wine, through whose eyes the story unfolds. And make no mistake: This is Bradbury's own story. Bradbu...

Our Savior from Doug's Heavy Emotions Tom is Doug's ten-year-old brother, who can always be counted on for a reality check. There's a big difference between how you see things at age ten, when you...

The Guy Who Represents Death Itself The serial killer known as the Lonely One is a major character even though we never directly see him. Or do we? Nobody knows for sure whether or not he's the...

Mother Tom and Doug's parents are rarely seen in Dandelion Wine, but when they are, they're significant. We first see Mother Spaulding at home, doing the chores—you know, sprinkling the laundry...

John Huff John is one of Doug's two best friends, alongside Charlie Woodman. He's godlike among the boys because of his physical strength and speed, and he's present for most of Doug and Tom's adv...

Mr. Sanderson Mr. S is the proprietor of the town shoe store who sells Doug his Cream Sponge Para Litefoot sneakers. Leo Auffmann Leo's the town jeweler whose attempts to invent the time-tr...