A Little Cloud

by

James Joyce

Thomas Chandler / Little Chandler

Thomas Chandler is the main character of the story. He is Annie’s husband and an old friend of Ignatius Gallaher. He is nicknamed “Little Chandler” because of his below-average height and delicate, well-groomed… read analysis of Thomas Chandler / Little Chandler

Ignatius Gallaher

Ignatius Gallaher is an old friend of Little Chandler. A native Dubliner, he immigrated to London eight years before the story takes place and is now back for a visit. It’s rumored that Gallaher… read analysis of Ignatius Gallaher

Annie

Annie is Little Chandler’s overworked, frazzled, ill-tempered wife. They have been married for less than two years and have an infant son. Already the marriage is showing signs of strain. Because of limited… read analysis of Annie

The Baby

The unnamed infant son of Little Chandler and Annie appears in the last part of the story. At the end of their meeting, Gallaher congratulates Little Chandler for fathering a son: “Bravo! […] I wouldn’t… read analysis of The Baby