Duncan Campbell Scott: Poetry Characters

Duncan Campbell Scott: Poetry Character List

The narrator

The unnamed narrator in the poem "Angle’’ addresses the female he looks at. While it is not clearly stated, the tone and the style of the poem may indicate that the narrator is dead.

The woman

The woman in the poem "Angle’’ remains unnamed and she also does not speak at all in the poem. What it is revealed is how she suffers because she lost someone dear to her, probably the narrator. It is also implied that she is a gentle woman, a mother probably.

The robin

The robin appears in the poem "When Spring goes by’’ and is presented as a symbol for the beginning of spring. The bird has human qualities and is able to talk and express its emotions. The robin is the only character in the poem which talks.

The narrator

The narrator in the poem "At the cedars’’ is one of the men thrown into water when the log falls. He is the one who writes to Baptiste about the two girls who died while trying to save the men who felt in the water.

The ten men

The ten men who are thrown into the river in the poem "At the cedars’’ remain unknown. It is implied that they survived the traumatic event.

The two girls

The two girls are mentioned in the poem "At the Cedars’’ and it is implied they were the daughters of Baptiste. One of them was named Virginie but the name of the other girl is not given. The two girls died while trying to save the men. They are described as being brave and not fearing the waters they had to enter to save the eleven men.

Baptiste

Baptiste is the probable father of the two girls in the poem "At the cedars’’.

Isaàc Dufour

Isaàc Dufour is the only man in the poem "At the cedars’’ who was not thrown into the water as the rest of the men.

The woman in the wild

The woman in the poem "The Half-Breed girl’’ remains unknown but it is implied that the woman once lived in a big city before moving to a rural area. The reason why the woman moved is uncertain but it is clear that she moved to escape something from her past.

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