The Vicar

Young Redwood

The Vicar is a moralistic antagonist to Young Redwood, representing the conservative opposition to the giants.

Lady Wondershoot

Lady Wondershoot and the Vicar are allies in their conservative opposition to the giants and the Food.

Skinner

Skinner and the Vicar interact as members of the same rural community, sharing a common hostility toward the giants.

Caddles

Caddles, a giant, is in conflict with the Vicar, who represents the oppressive human authority that seeks to control him.

Young Redwood

The Vicar is a moralistic antagonist to Young Redwood, representing the conservative opposition to the giants.

Caddles

Caddles, a giant, is in conflict with the Vicar, who represents the oppressive human authority that seeks to control him.

Lady Wondershoot

Lady Wondershoot and the Vicar are allies in their conservative opposition to the giants and the Food.

VII

The Vicar's wife's new conservatory is smashed by a croquet mallet thrown at a hen.

II

The Vicar of Cheasing Eyebright, a plump, conservative, and mellow man who believes the village is insulated from modern change, is introduced as he sits admiring the village and dismissing Mrs. Skinner's arrival as unimportant.

III

Discovers and examines the giant puffballs, but fails to connect them to the Caddles' baby's growth.

IV

Officiates at the christening and is the first to publicly note the baby's unusual size.

V

Initially skeptical of giant wasp reports, he discovers the abnormal growth in his parish and fears contagion.

The Discovery at Cheasing Eyebright

The Vicar passes by on the road but is ignored by Lady Wondershoot.

VII

Echoes Lady Wondershoot's conclusion that the mischief is only beginning.

II: The Brat Gigantic

The Vicar provides a conservative perspective, lamenting the changes brought by the Food and reflecting on the past. He observes Caddles' growth and isolation, but fails to understand the giant's inner thoughts.

I

The Vicar attempts to provide moral and religious instruction to young Caddles, but he is also fearful and repressive, enforcing the social order that confines the giant.

II

The Vicar observes the stranded fish and dry riverbed after Caddles' dam diverts the water.

III

Comments on the virtue of simple duties for humanity and observes Caddles at work.

IV

The Vicar attempts to control Caddles' thinking but fails as the giant's mind develops independently.

Chapter V

The Vicar, now elderly and weakened, reflects on the changes brought by the Food and dies peacefully after his last sight of Caddles.

I

The new Vicar of Cheasing Eyebright is mentioned as less helpful than the old one, failing to answer Caddles' questions.