News of the World

by

Paulette Jiles

John Calley Character Analysis

A young man Captain Kidd and Johanna meet outside Durand. He’s part of a marauding cowboy game making mischief in the absence of any real government after the Civil War. He and his brothers make the Captain bribe them to enter the town, but a repentant John Calley later attends the Captain’s reading and befriends him. Several years later, when visiting the captain to talk about his cattle farming work, he meets the teenage Johanna, falls in love, and marries her.

John Calley Quotes in News of the World

The News of the World quotes below are all either spoken by John Calley or refer to John Calley. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Fatherhood and Masculinity Theme Icon
).
Chapter 15 Quotes

Captain Kidd said, It has been said by authorities that the law should apply the same to the king and to the peasant both, it should be written out and placed in the city square for all to see, it should be written simply and in the language of the common people, lest the people grow weary of their burdens.

Related Characters: Captain Kidd (speaker), John Calley
Page Number: 147
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 22 Quotes

We will come to visit often, she said. You are my cuuative watah. Then she began to sob.

Yes, he said. He shut his eyes and prayed he would not start crying himself. And you are my dearest little warrior.

Related Characters: Captain Kidd (speaker), Johanna (speaker), John Calley
Related Symbols: The Wagon
Page Number: 208
Explanation and Analysis:
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John Calley Quotes in News of the World

The News of the World quotes below are all either spoken by John Calley or refer to John Calley. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Fatherhood and Masculinity Theme Icon
).
Chapter 15 Quotes

Captain Kidd said, It has been said by authorities that the law should apply the same to the king and to the peasant both, it should be written out and placed in the city square for all to see, it should be written simply and in the language of the common people, lest the people grow weary of their burdens.

Related Characters: Captain Kidd (speaker), John Calley
Page Number: 147
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 22 Quotes

We will come to visit often, she said. You are my cuuative watah. Then she began to sob.

Yes, he said. He shut his eyes and prayed he would not start crying himself. And you are my dearest little warrior.

Related Characters: Captain Kidd (speaker), Johanna (speaker), John Calley
Related Symbols: The Wagon
Page Number: 208
Explanation and Analysis: