# James — If I Had a Father character guide

> James in If I Had a Father by George MacDonald.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Jim, Jim Mattie, Jim Crow, James Honest boy, Bill Jim

**First appearance:** 0000-act-i

## Snapshot

A street boy with a quick grin and a quicker temper, loyal to Mattie as to a saint and quick to share whatever small fortune lands in his hands.

## Who they are

Jim squabbles with Jack over a penny Mattie told them to divide, and calls her a brick and a hangel without a trace of mockery. He follows Bill's lead in the court and treats Mattie's kindness as something sacred, worth defending with fists and fair play. His small, fierce faith in her goodness throws the harshness of the surrounding world into relief.

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