# Young Jack — Poetry character guide

> Young Jack in Poetry by Edward Thomas.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Jack, Jack

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

## Who they are

A variant of Jack appearing in multiple poems.

## Relationships

### [Bob Hayward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/characters/bob_hayward)

_friendship_

Bob Hayward and Young Jack are close companions, possibly brothers or fellow travelers.

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

_family_

Old Jack Noman is likely a father or older relative to Young Jack, with a strained dynamic.

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

_family_

The Old Man is a mentor or grandfather to Young Jack, guiding him through hardship.

## In the story

### [The Sign-Post](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/chapters/the-sign-post)

The voice that recalls the speaker's certainty at twenty and laughs at the prospect of being sixty.

### [The Penny Whistle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_5_se/chapters/the-penny-whistle)

The brother hiding in a thicket, playing the penny whistle.

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