# Daddy — Poetry character guide

> Daddy in Poetry by Ring Lardner.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** daddy

**First appearance:** 0005-heine-s-soliloquy

## Who they are

The narrator's father, referenced in personal anecdotes.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_family_

Daddy is the narrator's father, a figure of authority and emotional weight, often distant or stern.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_family_

Daddy is the narrator's father, a figure of authority and emotional weight, often distant or stern.

## In the story

### [In the Wake of the News](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/in-the-wake-of-the-news)

Referenced as the father figure to whom Brother Jim says his first word.

### [The Youngest One Breaks In](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/the-youngest-one-breaks-in)

The father, whose name is Jim's first word.

### [Exalted Above His Fellows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/exalted-above-his-fellows)

Described as beneath notice because no doctor calls on him.

### [Discipline](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/discipline)

The father who orders the child to stop screaming and enforces punishment.

### [Welcome to Spring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/welcome-to-spring)

Referenced as the father who struggles with dressing children in winter gear.

### [Taste](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/taste)

The father whose old hat becomes the child's chosen plaything.

### [The Eternal Greeting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/the-eternal-greeting)

The father who returns home and is greeted by his child's demand for presents, ultimately finding joy in giving.

### [Guess Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/guess-again)

The father who sees through the child's offer but cannot refuse.

### [The New Plaything](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/the-new-plaything)

Referred to as 'Daddy' who has brought home the new baby brother.

## Links

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