# Joey — The Little White Bird character guide

> Joey in The Little White Bird by J. M. Barrie.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** old Joey

**First appearance:** 0021-xxii-joey

## Snapshot

An old Serpentine boatman steeped in the Gardens' lore, the sort of witness who knows which crusts are meant for Peter Pan.

## Who they are

Joey belongs to the working life of Kensington Gardens, one of those figures who watches the birds, the boats, and the small dramas of the Serpentine and remembers them. His knowledge of the Gardens' ways makes him a natural confidant for anyone trying to understand Peter, Solomon Caw, or the strange economy of crusts and banknotes. He matters because he grounds the book's fairy-tale flights in the plain, observing habits of a man who has rowed these waters for years.

## Relationships

### [David](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/characters/david)

_friendship_

David and Joey are friends who share playful and supportive interactions.

### [David](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/characters/david)

_friendship_

David and Joey are friends who share playful and supportive interactions.

## In the story

### [Joey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xxii-joey)

The clown who turns a dog into sausages; later reverses the machine to restore the dog and gives it to David.

### [XXIII: Pilkington’s](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_white_bird_se/chapters/xxiii-pilkington-s)

Joey is a dog who tries to induce Porthos to play, used as a comparison for the narrator's humility.

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