Character Descriptions:
Landon Carter:
The 17-year-old narrator of the story, who comes of age as a result of the
events that unfold his senior year of high school; an older Landon, 40 years in
the future, also tells part of the story.
Jamie Sullivan: A young woman who is kind to everyone but suffers from a deadly form of leukemia.
Reverend Hegbert Sullivan: Jamie's father and the minister of a Southern Baptist Church.
Worth Carter: Landon's father, a United States congressman.
Mrs. Carter: Landon's mother, who is helpful and sympathetic to Landon's love of Jamie.
Grandfather Carter: A mean, self-interested, borderline criminal who "earns" the family money by foreclosing on the homes and businesses of the poor.
Eric Hunter: Landon's best friend; one of the best athletes in the school, but not a serious student. He often teases Landon about Jamie.
Margaret Hays: Eric's girlfriend, a cheerleader.
Miss Garber: The drama teacher at the high school.
John Foreman: An unsuccessful candidate for student body president.
Maggie Brown: An unsuccessful candidate for student body president.
Angela Clark: Landon's junior-year girlfriend, now dating an older man.
Lew Angela: Clark's boyfriend; a 20-year-old mechanic who smokes and drinks.
Carey Dennison: The student body treasurer, who is in competition with Landon for which girl to take to the Homecoming Dance.
Mrs. Hastings: Jamie's neighbor, who watches Jamie and Landon on Jamie's porch.
Jamie Sullivan: A young woman who is kind to everyone but suffers from a deadly form of leukemia.
Reverend Hegbert Sullivan: Jamie's father and the minister of a Southern Baptist Church.
Worth Carter: Landon's father, a United States congressman.
Mrs. Carter: Landon's mother, who is helpful and sympathetic to Landon's love of Jamie.
Grandfather Carter: A mean, self-interested, borderline criminal who "earns" the family money by foreclosing on the homes and businesses of the poor.
Eric Hunter: Landon's best friend; one of the best athletes in the school, but not a serious student. He often teases Landon about Jamie.
Margaret Hays: Eric's girlfriend, a cheerleader.
Miss Garber: The drama teacher at the high school.
John Foreman: An unsuccessful candidate for student body president.
Maggie Brown: An unsuccessful candidate for student body president.
Angela Clark: Landon's junior-year girlfriend, now dating an older man.
Lew Angela: Clark's boyfriend; a 20-year-old mechanic who smokes and drinks.
Carey Dennison: The student body treasurer, who is in competition with Landon for which girl to take to the Homecoming Dance.
Mrs. Hastings: Jamie's neighbor, who watches Jamie and Landon on Jamie's porch.