# Bagley — Driven Back to Eden character guide

> Bagley in Driven Back to Eden by Edward Payson Roe.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** neighbor Bagley, Mr. Bagley

**First appearance:** 0014-xii-a-march-evening-in-eden

## Who they are

A shiftless neighbor hired to rake hay, grateful for a breathing-spell and slowly breaking himself into harness.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Jamison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/characters/mr_jamison)

_professional_

Bagley and Mr. Jamison are likely employer and employee or business associates.

### [Mr. Jamison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/characters/mr_jamison)

_professional_

Bagley and Mr. Jamison are likely employer and employee or business associates.

## In the story

### [XXXIII: Given His Choice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxxiii-given-his-choice)

The antagonist, a idle and threatening neighbor who is forced to choose reform or prosecution.

### [Given a Chance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxxiv-given-a-chance)

Accepts the narrator's offer to reform, begins working, and shows gratitude.

### [We Shall All Earn Our Salt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxxv-we-shall-all-earn-our-salt)

Works as a hired hand, receives payment, and agrees to buy only food. His children are put to work picking fruit under strict rules.

### [Rallying from the Blow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxxvii-rallying-from-the-blow)

Helps with spreading compost and planting corn, and is acknowledged as a good friend despite past conflicts.

### [August Work and Play](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxxviii-august-work-and-play)

Receives melons from narrator and agrees to improve his garden.

### [A Trip to the Seashore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxxix-a-trip-to-the-seashore)

Hired to guard the farm during the family's absence; performs his duties well and receives a gift of leftover food.

### [Hoarding for Winter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xli-hoarding-for-winter)

Employed to excavate the bank for the new buildings; helps cut and tie corn.

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