CAPTAIN NOBODY CHARACTERS

NEWTON NEWMAN {NEWT}

*A 10-year-old, fourth grader at Appleton Elementary

*Short, skinny, freckled
*Lives in the shadow of elder brother, Chris Newman, whom he loves dearly
*Quiet, unassuming, ignored by others
*Creative, talented artist
*Selfless, loving, responsible, hard-working, disciplined, independent, positive, intelligent, observant,
has integrity
*Fear of heights (ACROPHOBIA)
*Patient but loses his temper ossacionally; asserts himself when he is dressed as Captain Nobody.

CECIL BUTTERWORTH {CECIL}

*Newt's classmate and one of Newt's two best friends

*Shorter and skinnier than Newt, has a loud voice
*Also ignored by the other kids at school
*Outspoken, impulsive, innovative and always bursting with ideas, witty, single minded,determined,
positive; encourages and motivates his friends.

JUANITA JOSEPHINA GONZALES {JJ}

*Newt's classmate and one of Newt's two best friends

*Is 'invisible' to the other kids at school but she does not let it bother her
*Tallest girl in the fourth grade
*Positive, creative, careful, sharp, intelligent, thoughtful, sensitive, observant, outspoken
*A voracious reader, has amazing vocabulary and grammar

CHRIS NEWMAN {CHRIS}

*Newt's older brother in Fillmore High School

*An American Football star
*Tall, athletic, agile
*Brotherly, loving, kind, shares a close bond with Newt
*Disciplined, determined, performs well under pressure, has a sense of humour.

DAD

*A busy housing contractor, always on phone

*Generous - hosts pregame tailgate barbeques
*Give a lot of attention to Chris but neglects Newt
*Tries to make up for his neglect of Newt when he is informed of Newt's unusual behaviour
*Calm in a crisis.

MOM

*A housing agent, always talking on her cell phone

*Absent-minded - depends on Newt to remember things like where she left her keys and make
breakfast each day
*A negligent mother; does not take time to talk with Newt
*Emotional about Chris's condition but tried to hide it.

MRS.YOUNG

*Newt's teacher
*Diplomatic, wise - tells the principal that Newt's parents are distracted by Chris's injury.
*Kind, compassionate, perceptive - realise what Newt is going through when he comes to school in
his Halloween outfit
*Controls her class well.

MR.TOOMEY

*Principal of Appleton Elementary School

*Strict but open to reason
*Watchful - when Ricky Ratner tries to intimidate Newt, Mr.Toomey is watching
*Is not good at remembering names.

MRS.MARCUS

*School Nurse
*Kind and soft-hearted - cares about Newt and shows concern Reggie, 'that poor, tortured boy'
(p.146)

RAGGIE RATNER

*A student at Merrimac High

*Heavily built defence player of rival football team
*Arch-enemy of Chris Newman on the field
*Is actually a reasonable human being who is genuinely concerned about Chris, as Newt discover on
the roof of the water tower
*Harassed by Chris's teammates
*Appleton residents mistakenly think he is planning to jump
*Concerned about his image.

RICKY RATNER

*Reggie's cousin at Fillmore Elementary

*A large, hulking seventh grader
*Intimidates and threatens Newt to tell Chris's friends to leave Reggie alone.

DARRYL PEEPS

*One of the players in the football team of Fillmore High

*Either didn't realise he was actually the one who knocked Chris out or was too afraid to come
forward.