# Jamie — Poetry character guide

> Jamie in Poetry by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** little Jamie

**First appearance:** 0120-jamie-s-puzzle

## Who they are

A young child, possibly a son or nephew.

## In the story

### [The Drunkard’s Child](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_7_se/chapters/the-drunkard-s-child)

The dying child who smiles at his father, asks to be held and kissed, and speaks of bright angels and the holy city.

### [Jamie's Puzzle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_7_se/chapters/jamie-s-puzzle)

A puzzled child trying to comprehend why his grandmother and mother left for heaven, leaving their children behind.

## Links

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