The school’s beloved English teacher and leader of an annual nighttime assembly in which seniors write wishes on paper lanterns and release them into the sky. Mr. Jameson is killed while bravely trying to confront Tyler. At the end of the novel, the students recreate his ritual by lighting lanterns inscribed with the names of the dead, honoring both his memory and the sense of community he fostered during his life.
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Mr. Jameson Character Timeline in This Is Where It Ends
The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Jameson appears in This Is Where It Ends. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4: 10:05-10:07 A.M.
...Two students are lying on their seats in pools of blood, and the English teacher, Mr. Jameson , tries to stanch the principal’s wounds. An elderly librarian starts walking toward the door;...
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Chapter 7: 10:12-10:15 A.M.
...Tyler, but he shoots one of them in the leg and waves them away. Only Mr. Jameson stands undaunted; he’s the school’s most beloved teacher, who knows everyone’s name and takes time...
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Everyone watches the onstage confrontation between teacher and student. Tyler pushes Mr. Jameson aside and resumes his monologue, saying that if the students want to survive they have...
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...when only a few comply he shoots in the air. He turns around and shoots Mr. Jameson in the chest, killing him. Returning to the students, he identifies a senior who didn’t...
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Chapter 9: 10:18-10:20 A.M.
On her blog, Mei Jameson posts that her father ( Mr. Jameson ) isn’t returning any of her texts, and that she hears sirens passing by outside....
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Chapter 22: 10:46-10:47 A.M.
...to stand next to her and soothes her. Meanwhile, Mei watches for her own father, Mr. Jameson , to make an appearance.
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Chapter 26: 10:53-10:55 A.M.
...the information coming out the school, she can’t bring herself to believe that her father Mr. Jameson is dead. After all, he always told her that the universe is full of stories—...
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