← All characters

Look Homeward, Angel · Character

Jake Clapp

A local man and friend of the Gant family.

minor

Also known as Jay, Mr. Jake Clapp, Jake, Jake Clapp

First appearance: part i i

See Jake Clapp in part i iBook page

Free preview opens at this moment — character cards, Character Web, and themes sit beside the text as you read.

Character Web

5 connections

A slice of how Jake Clapp sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.

LRLeslie RobertsEGEliza GantEGEugene GantMCMike CreechSDSandy DuncanJCJake Clapp

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor Local Characters
  • Love Interests & Authority
  • Gant Family Core
  • Protagonist

Explore ties, sentiment, and clusters while you read

Open in reader

Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

Gant, having emerged from his "charnel-house of death," witnesses Eugene's triumph and feels his heart "lifted…

Full beat labels and climax notes unlock in the reader.

Follow the arc while reading
See Jake Clapp in part i i
Discover — BetterReads