# Tall Old One — Laughing Boy character guide

> Tall Old One in Laughing Boy by Oliver La Farge.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** One

**First appearance:** 0022-vi

## Who they are

An elderly Navajo man, likely a respected elder.

## Relationships

### [Laughing Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/laughing_boy)

_family_

Tall Old One is Laughing Boy's father figure, a wise elder who guides him but also represents traditional Navajo values that clash with Laughing Boy's choices.

### [Slim Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/slim_girl)

_social_

Slim Girl and Tall Old One have a strained acquaintance, as he disapproves of her influence on Laughing Boy.

### [Jesting Squaw](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/jesting_squaw)

_friendship_

Jesting Squaw and Tall Old One are friendly acquaintances, often exchanging lighthearted banter within the community.

### [Yellow Singer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/yellow_singer)

_social_

Tall Old One and Yellow Singer have a distant, formal relationship as members of the same tribe, with Tall Old One wary of Yellow Singer's motives.

### [Laughing Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/laughing_boy)

_family_

Tall Old One is Laughing Boy's father figure, a wise elder who guides him but also represents traditional Navajo values that clash with Laughing Boy's choices.

### [Laughing Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/laughing_boy)

_family_

Tall Old One is Laughing Boy's father figure, a wise elder who guides him but also represents traditional Navajo values that clash with Laughing Boy's choices.

### [Slim Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/characters/slim_girl)

_social_

Slim Girl and Tall Old One have a strained acquaintance, as he disapproves of her influence on Laughing Boy.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/laughing_boy_se/chapters/i)

District headman who calms the crowd during the standoff with American officials.

## Links

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