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Mrs. Owens
The ghost Mr. Owens assumes the role of Bod’s adoptive father when his wife, Mrs. Owens, insists it’s their duty to protect him. In his life (which ended several hundred years before the novel begins), Mr. Owens was the head of the local cabinetry guild. This made Mr. Owens a respected member of his living community and means that all the ghosts still respect him in death. Thus, Mr. Owens’s willingness to take baby Bod carries significant weight as the ghosts debate whether to allow Bod to stay in the graveyard. Despite being Bod’s adoptive father, Mr. Owens doesn’t figure prominently in Bod’s day-to-day life. He encourages Bod to appreciate that he’s getting an education at all (though to Bod, his education seems unsatisfactory) and takes on the responsibility of punishing Bod when Bod misbehaves. Mr. Owens cares deeply for his son but isn’t always able to voice his affection. Thus, his goodbye to Bod is stilted and formal.
Mr. Owens Quotes in The Graveyard Book
The The Graveyard Book quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Owens or refer to Mr. Owens. 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:
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Mrs. Owens bent down to the baby and extended her arms. “Come now,” she said, warmly. “Come to Mama.”
To the man Jack, walking through the graveyard towards them on a path, his knife already in his hand, it seemed as if a swirl of mist had curled around the child, in the moonlight, and that the boy was no longer there: just damp mist and moonlight and swaying grass.
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Mr. Owens Quotes in The Graveyard Book
The The Graveyard Book quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Owens or refer to Mr. Owens. 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:
).
Chapter 1
Quotes
Mrs. Owens bent down to the baby and extended her arms. “Come now,” she said, warmly. “Come to Mama.”
To the man Jack, walking through the graveyard towards them on a path, his knife already in his hand, it seemed as if a swirl of mist had curled around the child, in the moonlight, and that the boy was no longer there: just damp mist and moonlight and swaying grass.
Related Characters:
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