# Simeon Peake — So Big character guide

> Simeon Peake in So Big by Edna Ferber.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Simeon

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

Selina's father, a cultured and somewhat impractical dreamer.

## Relationships

### [Selina DeJong](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/so_big_se/characters/selina_dejong)

_professional_

A mentor-student relationship where Simeon, as a teacher, recognizes and nurtures Selina's intellectual potential.

### [Selina DeJong](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/so_big_se/characters/selina_dejong)

_professional_

A mentor-student relationship where Simeon, as a teacher, recognizes and nurtures Selina's intellectual potential.

### [Selina DeJong](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/so_big_se/characters/selina_dejong)

_professional_

A mentor-student relationship where Simeon, as a teacher, recognizes and nurtures Selina's intellectual potential.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/so_big_se/chapters/i)

Selina's father, a gambler, is shot and killed in Jeff Hankins's place.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/so_big_se/chapters/ii)

Selina's father, quoted as saying 'The whole thing's just a grand adventure.'

## Links

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