Walk Two Moons

by

Sharon Creech

Mr. Finney Character Analysis

Mr. Finney is Mary Lou’s father. Sal observes that Mr. Finney seems very in love with his wife, Mrs. Finney—the two of them remind Sal of how Momma and Dad used to be. Mr. Finney is loving and eccentric; the first time Sal visits the Finneys, Mr. Finney is reading, fully clothed, in the bathtub.

Mr. Finney Quotes in Walk Two Moons

The Walk Two Moons quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Finney or refer to Mr. Finney. 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:
Judgment, Perspective, and Storytelling Theme Icon
).
Chapter 25 Quotes

All through dinner, I kept thinking of Bybanks, and what it was like when we went to my grandparents’ house for dinner. There were always tons of people—relatives and neighbors—and lots of confusion. It was a friendly sort of confusion, and it was like that at the Finneys’ […] Maybe this is what my mother had wanted, I thought. A house full of children and confusion.

Related Characters: Salamanca “Sal” Tree Hiddle (speaker), Momma/Chanhassen “Sugar” Hiddle, Phoebe Winterbottom, Ben Finney, Mary Lou Finney, Mr. Finney, Mrs. Finney
Page Number: 150
Explanation and Analysis:
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Mr. Finney Quotes in Walk Two Moons

The Walk Two Moons quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Finney or refer to Mr. Finney. 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:
Judgment, Perspective, and Storytelling Theme Icon
).
Chapter 25 Quotes

All through dinner, I kept thinking of Bybanks, and what it was like when we went to my grandparents’ house for dinner. There were always tons of people—relatives and neighbors—and lots of confusion. It was a friendly sort of confusion, and it was like that at the Finneys’ […] Maybe this is what my mother had wanted, I thought. A house full of children and confusion.

Related Characters: Salamanca “Sal” Tree Hiddle (speaker), Momma/Chanhassen “Sugar” Hiddle, Phoebe Winterbottom, Ben Finney, Mary Lou Finney, Mr. Finney, Mrs. Finney
Page Number: 150
Explanation and Analysis: