# Laughing Boy — Character guide

> Key figures in Laughing Boy by Oliver La Farge.

- [Laughing Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/laughing_boy.md): Laughing Boy is a young Navajo known for his silverwork and his uncanny feel for horses, a man whose quiet craftsmanship and easy laughter make him trusted at trading posts and around campfires. Married to Slim Girl in a
- [Slim Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/slim_girl.md): Slim Girl returns to Navajo country fluent in the ways of American towns, running a ranch at Los Palos and arranging her life with a shrewdness that unsettles the people around her. She marries Laughing Boy in a small ce
- [Yellow Singer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/yellow_singer.md): Yellow Singer is a medicine man of the old order, called on to divide the corn mush in four directions and pray the young couple into a beautiful marriage. He grins at the feast of canned tomatoes, pop, and white bread, 
- [Red Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/red_man.md): Red Man moves easily among the dances and trading circles, a self-willed Navajo who once thought Slim Girl might be his and who has not forgiven being used and then set aside. He adopts an attitude of smiling implication
- [Narrow Nose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/narrow_nose.md): A Navajo character, part of Laughing Boy's community and social circle.
- [Wounded Face](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/wounded_face.md): An older Navajo man, respected elder in the tribe.
- [Jesting Squaw](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/jesting_squaw.md): A Navajo woman known for her humor and sharp tongue in the community.
- [Grandfather](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/grandfather.md): An elderly Navajo man, possibly Laughing Boy's grandfather or a village elder.
- [Yellow Mustache](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/yellow_mustache.md): A Navajo man, possibly a trader or community member.
- [Mountain Singer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/mountain_singer.md): A Navajo singer and ceremonial practitioner.
- [Bay Horse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/bay_horse.md): A Navajo man, possibly a horse owner or rider.
- [Tsé Lani](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/tse_lani.md): A Navajo character, possibly a medicine man or elder.
- [Tall Old One](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/tall_old_one.md): An elderly Navajo man, likely a respected elder.
- [Two Bows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/two_bows.md): A Navajo warrior or hunter.
- [Slender Hair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/slender_hair.md): A Navajo woman, possibly a relative of Slim Girl.
- [Half Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/half_man.md): A Navajo man, possibly a mixed-race character.
- [Lily](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/lily.md): A white woman, possibly a teacher or missionary.
- [George Hartshorn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/george_hartshorn.md): A white trader or government agent interacting with Navajo.
- [Mr. Waters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/mr_waters.md): A white man, possibly a trader or official.

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