# Walker — Poetry character guide

> Walker in Poetry by Edward Thomas.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Old Adam Walker, Adam

**First appearance:** 0000-the-trumpet

## Who they are

A named character appearing in the poems.

## Relationships

### [Old Jack Noman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/old_jack_noman)

_rivalry_

Old Jack Noman and Walker are antagonists, perhaps competing for influence or survival.

### [Old Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/old_man)

_friendship_

The Old Man and Walker share a bond of mutual respect or shared history.

### [Old Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/old_man)

_friendship_

The Old Man and Walker share a bond of mutual respect or shared history.

## In the story

### [Lob](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/chapters/lob)

Old Adam Walker, another possible identity for the old man, associated with Walker's Hill.

### [The Sun Used to Shine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/chapters/the-sun-used-to-shine)

The companion with whom the speaker walked, though not explicitly named, the context of shared walks aligns with Walker's presence.

### [The Chalk-Pit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/chapters/the-chalk-pit)

The second speaker, who recalls a man searching for birds' nests in the chalk-pit and a woman who walked with him.

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