# Papa — Driven Back to Eden character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-i-a-problem

## Who they are

Term used by children for the narrator or father.

## In the story

### [A Momentous Expedition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/iv-a-momentous-expedition)

Leads the family expedition, buys practical books, and promises Merton a gun with a no-smoking condition.

### [Making a Place for Chickens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xvi-making-a-place-for-chickens)

Leads the chicken coop project, discusses game laws, and emphasizes the importance of protecting songbirds.

### [Good Bargains in Maple Sugar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xvii-good-bargains-in-maple-sugar)

Agrees to Mr. Jones's proposals and decides to take the children to the auction.

### [Butternuts and Bobsey's Peril](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xviii-butternuts-and-bobsey-s-peril)

Leads the sugaring expedition, restrains children, and later rushes to save Bobsey.

### [A Bonfire and a Feast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxiii-a-bonfire-and-a-feast)

Teaches the children how to determine wind direction, lights the bonfire under his supervision, and instructs on fire safety.

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