The father of Jackie and Nora, husband of Mother, and son of Gran. Father beats Jackie for refusing to sit with Gran and for going after Nora with a bread-knife. After their mother intervenes in the beating, Father won’t speak to her for several days. He seems absent, frightening, and punitive, although he seems to favor Nora and Gran over his wife and Jackie.
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Father Character Timeline in First Confession
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First Confession
Jackie, a seven-year-old boy, describes “all the trouble” that began in his family when his grandfather died and his father’s mother, Gran, came to live with them. She is a “real...
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When their father comes home, Nora tells him about Jackie’s behavior. He beats Jackie, and the children’s mother...
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