Five Little Indians

by

Michelle Good

Mack Character Analysis

Mack is a fisherman and friend of Clifford Bart’s. By chance, he discovers Kenny when Kenny flees the mission school, but he takes pity on the boy and shelters him rather than turning him into the authorities. When Kenny decides to leave home as a teenager, Mack gives him a job on his fishing boat.
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Mack Character Timeline in Five Little Indians

The timeline below shows where the character Mack appears in Five Little Indians. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1: Kenny
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In the morning, a fisherman named Mack discovers Kenny. Mack is an Indigenous person, too, and he knows Clifford. But at first,... (full context)
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...two strangers. The next morning, he sets out to sea on a fishing run with Mack. (full context)