# Caddles — The Food of the Gods character guide > Caddles in The Food of the Gods by H. G. Wells. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** the Caddles, Mrs. Caddles, young Caddles **First appearance:** 0036-i-the-coming-of-the-food ## Snapshot A chalk-cutting giant's son who lifts lovers apart like dolls and asks his washing mother why the gentry own everything and he owns nothing. ## Who they are Young Caddles grows up enormous in Cheasing Eyebright, gentle with chicks and kittens, awkward among ordinary people, and increasingly unable to accept the answers he is given about work, class, and Lady Wondershoot's carriage. His mother parries his questions with the wisdom of the poor while the village around them hardens into fear and blame. He is the story's most human giant: patient, literal, and quietly dangerous because he keeps thinking. ## Relationships ### [The Vicar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/characters/the_vicar) _rivalry_ Caddles, a giant, is in conflict with the Vicar, who represents the oppressive human authority that seeks to control him. ### [The Vicar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/characters/the_vicar) _rivalry_ Caddles, a giant, is in conflict with the Vicar, who represents the oppressive human authority that seeks to control him. ## In the story ### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/viii) The Caddles infant is heard wailing through the partition as Mrs. Skinner works. ### [Book II: The Food in the Village](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/book-ii-the-food-in-the-village) One of the village children who grows to giant size due to the Food. ### [I: The Coming of the Food](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/i-the-coming-of-the-food) The Caddles' baby in Cheasing Eyebright shows abnormal growth due to the Food. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/iii) Mentioned as having visited his mother-in-law and heard Skinner brag about his hens, around the time the baby began growing. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/iv) The father of the giant baby, Albert Edward Caddles, who struggles to manage his son's insatiable appetite and growth. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/v) The Caddles' baby is identified as a local case of giantism, prompting the Vicar's visit. ### [The Discovery at Cheasing Eyebright](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/vi) Young Caddles, Mrs. Skinner's grandson, has been fed the Food and is now a giant infant. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/vii) Mentioned as the recipient of the Food; Lady Wondershoot 'wigging Caddles' in her anger. ### [II: The Brat Gigantic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/ii-the-brat-gigantic) The giant child, now growing into adolescence, is described as ugly yet almost pretty in early years, with a friendly smile. He is troublesome due to his immense size and appetite, and is isolated from normal village life. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/i) Young Caddles is the central figure, depicted as a giant child who is both curious and sociable but increasingly isolated and restricted by the villagers. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/ii) Young Caddles, now a giant, causes havoc with his playful engineering projects, flooding the village and fleeing before returning. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/iii) Young Caddles is put to work in the chalk quarry, where he labors contentedly but inadvertently spreads the Food of the Gods through his eating habits. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/iv) Young Caddles begins to question his role in society and the nature of work and leisure. ### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/v) Young Caddles is seen brooding on the hill, unaware that the Vicar watches him for the last time. ### [Book III: The Harvest of the Food](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/book-iii-the-harvest-of-the-food) The giant from Cheasing Eyebright, whose journey to London causes chaos and highlights societal tensions. ### [I: The Altered World](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/i-the-altered-world) Implied as one of the giant figures associated with the Food's spread. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/i) Young Caddles, frustrated with his labor in the chalk pit, destroys the pit and sets out for London, unaware of the political situation. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/ii) Young Caddles is the central figure, a giant from the chalk pits, perplexed and overwhelmed by the city of London and its swarming inhabitants. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/iii) Young Caddles, the giant, wanders through London, seeking meaning and connection in the pygmy world, but finds only confusion and futility. ### [The Wandering of Caddles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/iv) Young Caddles, the giant, wanders London in hunger and confusion, steals food, and is ultimately shot by police after a violent confrontation. ### [IV: Redwood’s Two Days](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/iv-redwood-s-two-days) Young Caddles' photograph is part of Redwood's collection, symbolizing the spread of the Food. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/i) Young Caddles dies on the day of Redwood's arrest. ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/ii) Young Caddles' photograph is among those in Redwood's study, a reminder of the giant children. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/characters/caddles - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/characters