Characterization Of Uncle Henry

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. . not much good
even for a watchdog now," and is ". . . no good for hunting either." The
narrator's description of Henry is so well done that one can picture him in
one's mind or even compare him to someone in one's day to day life.
The second main way that Henry is portrayed throughout "Luke Baldwin's Vow"
is what other characters say about Henry. In this story Henry has a wife named
Helena. She says that her husband is "wonderfully practical." Helena also says
that Henry takes care of everything in a sensible and easy way; therefore, that
would make him an efficient worker. Secondly, Luke, Henry's nephew, looks up to
him as a role model. One reason that Luke does this is because "he had promised
his dying father he would try to learn things from his uncle"; so he watches him
very carefully. Finally, Mr Kemp, Henry's neighbour, says that he is a
practical and straightforward man. The other characters in this short story
describe Henry just as well, but not as ...

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