Young Redwood

Professor Redwood

Professor Redwood is the father of Young Redwood, and they share a bond complicated by the effects of the Food.

The Vicar

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

Cossar

Cossar is a mentor and ally to Young Redwood, supporting him in the struggle for the giants' rights.

Skinner

Skinner is hostile and exploitative toward Young Redwood, acting as a treacherous servant turned enemy.

Lady Wondershoot

Lady Wondershoot is a wealthy landowner who opposes Young Redwood and the giants, representing aristocratic resistance.

Caterham

Caterham is a political leader who actively works to suppress and destroy Young Redwood and the giant movement.

Professor Redwood

Professor Redwood is the father of Young Redwood, and they share a bond complicated by the effects of the Food.

Lady Wondershoot

Lady Wondershoot is a wealthy landowner who opposes Young Redwood and the giants, representing aristocratic resistance.

Lady Wondershoot

Lady Wondershoot is a wealthy landowner who opposes Young Redwood and the giants, representing aristocratic resistance.

Caterham

Caterham is a political leader who actively works to suppress and destroy Young Redwood and the giant movement.

The Vicar

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

Skinner

Skinner is hostile and exploitative toward Young Redwood, acting as a treacherous servant turned enemy.

Chapter II

Redwood's son, growing at an alarming rate; his size and strength cause practical problems.

V

The giant baby, now nearly five feet tall and weighing over eight stone at twelve months.

VI

The first child to eat the Food, now a giant infant crawling, smashing furniture, and babbling in the nursery.

Book III: The Harvest of the Food

The giant son of Professor Redwood, now grown and a central figure among the giant children.

I: The Altered World

Referred to as 'Brother Redwood' by the Cossar sons; they are being cut off from him by restrictions.

I

Implied as one of the giant figures seen playing, though the text specifically refers to 'the Cossars' and 'young Cossars'.

III

Not directly present, but referenced as part of the giant children cohort.

IV

Referred to as Brother Redwood, he is described as distracted and dreaming of love.

V

Not directly present, but the young man's speech references the giants generally, including Cossar's sons.

II: The Giant Lovers

The giant son of Professor Redwood, who meets and falls in love with the giant Princess.

I

Son of Professor Redwood, seeks out and meets the giant Princess, revealing the existence of other giants.

II

Meets the Giant Princess and explains the truth about the Food and the giant brotherhood.

III

The giant son of Professor Redwood, who meets the giant princess in secret and becomes her lover.

IV

The Princess's lover, who defiantly rejects the 'little people's' rules and proposes fleeing to remote lands, but acknowledges the practical challenges.

V

Arrives limping and pursued, having been shot at by police and soldiers; determined to reach the Cossar camp with the Princess.

I

Mentioned in newspaper placards as continuing to meet the Princess, indicating his ongoing public role.

IV: Redwood’s Two Days

Redwood's son is mentioned as a key figure in the conflict; his photograph haunts Redwood's thoughts.

I

Redwood's son, whose fate is the source of Redwood's anguish.

Chapter II

Redwood's son, one of the Boom-children, is feared to be fighting for his life; his photographs haunt Redwood's thoughts.

The Prisoner and the Parley

Wounded in the fighting but reported to be doing well; he and the Princess caused a panic among soldiers.

IV

Referenced as Redwood's son, among the wounded Giants in the fastness.

V: The Giant Leaguer

Seen sitting with the Princess, weary and in conversation; wounded but alive.

I

Redwood's son, wounded but not seriously, according to Cossar.

II

Seen sitting with the Giant Princess, whispering intimately, representing the new generation's concerns.

The Gathering of the Giants

Speaks for the Giants, rejecting Caterham's offer and articulating their philosophy of endless growth.