# Bambi — Character guide

> Key figures in Bambi by Felix Salten.

- [Bambi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/bambi.md): Bambi grows up under his mother's watch, measuring himself against the elk whose kingly voices shake the forest and the old Prince whose solitude he cannot yet understand. His flaw is a raw, easily shaken fear; his gift 
- [Gobo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/gobo.md): Gobo is Faline's brother and Bambi's childhood companion, the frail one who once had to be coaxed through every thicket. When he reappears, he is proud of knowing more than the whole forest and strolls into open clearing
- [Faline](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/faline.md): Faline runs through the forest beside Bambi from their first days in the glade, and she is the one who recognizes Gobo's voice when no one else does, rushing to him and weeping without shame. Her warmth pulls Bambi out o
- [Prince Ronno](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/ronno.md): Ronno is a seasoned rival who remembers Bambi as a frightened fawn and cannot quite believe the grown stag standing before him. His lameness has made him defensive and cruel, and he sneers at Bambi's warnings even as he 
- [the squirrel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/the_squirrel.md): A chatty and observant squirrel who comments on forest events.
- [the screech-owl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/the_screech_owl.md): A wise but grumpy owl who offers cryptic advice to the animals.
- [Karus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/karus.md): A young stag and friend of Bambi, often seen in the herd.
- [Ena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/ena.md): Faline's mother, a protective and caring doe.
- [the Hare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/the_hare.md): A friendly and talkative hare who interacts with Bambi.
- [old Nettla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/old_nettla.md): An elderly doe who shares wisdom about the forest and its dangers.
- [Marena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/marena.md): A doe who becomes quiet and withdrawn after traumatic events.
- [Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/mother.md): She leads Bambi through his first seasons, naming the elk, the screech-owl, and the dangers of the open, and she is frightened of things she cannot fully explain even to herself. Her calm is a shelter he will have to out
- [the stranger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/the_stranger.md): An unknown deer that appears briefly, causing curiosity and caution.
- [the old Prince](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/the_old_prince.md): The old Prince keeps to himself, refusing the company that other deer take for granted, and his silence makes him both admired and unapproachable. When Bambi resolves to greet him, the moment is shattered by a crash of t

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