The Ellie Chronicles-while i live; Character Description
Homer
Symbolism of name
- Homer is a very strong name and it is used to emphasize his strength
Speech
- He and all the other characters speak with the same colloquialism’s of the country but often speak without words but facial expressions, also, when things go wrong he tends to swear a lot.
Appearance
- Homer is described as ‘big’ and ‘strong’ and wears the same things as Ellie
Actions
- He is pretty mush the leader of the pack due to his dominant nature
- This doesn’t impact on this story but in the series before most of the attacks on the enemy are his idea.
- Homer is your stereotypical veteran army sgt. He acts on impulse and almost all the time saves lives and time.
Other
- Homer is your stereotypical veteran army sgt. He acts on impulse and almost all the time saves lives and time. In the situation that he is in thius gives him an edge against the enemy when he goes on raids
- Homer lives next door to Ellie, on another property, and he is another childhood friend. His appearance is never described totally, but he is “big” and “strong” and also of Greek parentage. He was famous in the Wirrawee district pre-war for his pranks and antics, many of which Ellie reflects on during the series; however, when the war comes, he reveals himself as a leader. He guides the group almost single-handedly through the first book and early in the second book. His authority is diminished, however, when the group learns that Homer took a shotgun on one of their guerrilla attacks: the group agreed not to take firearms, as their use was limited and if they were caught with them, they would have been, in Ellie’s words, “put against a tree and shot”. The incident was a cause of much friction between Homer and Ellie. The ensuing argument between Homer and Ellie was in many ways a true revealer to the characters, not only Homer and Ellie. The diminished respect for Homer does not seem to hurt the group too much however, because it is somewhere at this point that the leadership moves to Ellie and Robyn together with Homer
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