Jacob Have I Loved Study Guide

Jacob Have I Loved

Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson

  • Sara Louise Bradshaw

Sara Louise helps her father through the crabbing season. She is a few minutes older than her twin sister, Caroline. As she grows older, she becomes frustrated with the unceasing attention Caroline receives and attempts to become more feminine— to no avail. After growing up in the oppressive situation of playing second-fiddle to Caroline, she eventually leaves the island to move to a small town in the mountains that she has always wanted to see.

  • Caroline Bradshaw

Caroline is perfect. While she and Sara Louise are twins, she is considered the "miracle child" because she was near death during birth. She is an amazing singer and pianist, and she is considered more intelligent and feminine than Sara Louise. She tends to tease her, and she made up "Wheeze," a nickname Sara Louise despises. She went to a music school after she graduated from high school on her home island, then goes to Juilliard in New York. She marries McCall Purnell, Sara Louise's longtime friend.

  • McCall Purnell

McCall, also known as Call, is a boy who works on the waters with Sara Louise because his father died. He works with the Captain after he arrives. He ends up going to war, and when he comes back to Rass, he marries Caroline.

  • Hiram Wallace

Also known as "The Captain", Hiram is an old man that used to live on the island as a boy but moved away. He comes back and befriends Call and Sara Louise. She falls in love with him.

  • Susan Bradshaw

Susan is Sara Louise and Caroline's mother and Truitt's wife. She is an educated woman who used to be a teacher.

  • Grandma Bradshaw

A very religious woman, Grandma can be strict and hard to get along with. She loves the Lord, but hates the water. She believes the Captain is a heathen.

  • Truitt Bradshaw

Truitt is Sara Louise and Caroline's father and Susan's husband. He is a waterman and war veteran.

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