Ti-Jean and His Brothers Characters

The youngest of three brothers and the protagonist of the play, Ti-Jean grows up in poverty raised by a single mother on a cold mountain somewhere in the Caribbean. While his oldest brother, Gros Jean… read analysis of Ti-Jean

Gros Jean’s younger brother and Ti-Jean’s older brother. Mi-Jean is an intellectual. He always has his head buried in a book, and because of this isn’t very good at fishing, or doing any… read analysis of Mi-Jean

Mi-Jean and Ti-Jean’s older brother. Gros Jean is very strong, proud of his so-called “iron arm.” He is the first to leave home in order to accept the Devil’s challenge—Gros Jean is to… read analysis of Gros Jean

The play’s antagonist, the Devil has two disguises: the Planter and the Old Man, also called Papa Bois. According to the Bolom, one of the Devil’s assistants, the Devil longs to feel a human… read analysis of Devil / Planter/ Old Man

The ghost of an aborted fetus, the Bolom is one of the Devil’s assistants. When the Devil wants to pose a challenge to Mi-Jean, Ti-Jean, and Gros Jean, it is the… read analysis of Bolom

Frog is a creature who lives in the forest. The story is framed by Frog’s narration—he opens the play by describing the shadow of Ti-Jean in the moon, once he has beaten the Devil and… read analysis of Frog