We Were Liars

by

E. Lockhart

Mr. Eastman / Cady’s Father Character Analysis

Penny’s ex-husband, Cady’s father, and a professor of military history. He abandons his wife and child for another woman, which Cady considers a major betrayal of her family. She spends one summer with her father, in Europe, the year after her accident—but the two are not close, and Cady has a terrible time and regrets going in the first place.
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Mr. Eastman / Cady’s Father Character Timeline in We Were Liars

The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Eastman / Cady’s Father appears in We Were Liars. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 1: Welcome
Lies and Invention Theme Icon
Romantic Love vs. Family Theme Icon
...her mother and their three dogs in Burlington, Vermont. The summer she is fifteen, her father leaves them for another woman, announcing as he leaves that he could no longer bear... (full context)
Wealth and Greed Theme Icon
Death, Loss, and Memory Theme Icon
Cady and her mother, Penny, pack up all the belongings that remind them of Cady’s father and get rid of them. Then they pack up and go to Beechwood, the private... (full context)
Romantic Love vs. Family Theme Icon
The following year, Cady’s father leaves, and Cady and Penny are busy cleansing him from their lives, so they arrive... (full context)
Bigotry and Exclusion Theme Icon
Romantic Love vs. Family Theme Icon
...and Gat are in the attic at Windemere—Penny’s house on the island—to go through Cady’s father’s possessions and get rid of them. They are sorting through books when Gat interrupts Cady... (full context)
Death, Loss, and Memory Theme Icon
Cady’s father decides to take Cady to Europe the following summer: 10 weeks touring Scotland, France, Germany,... (full context)
Part 2: Vermont
Death, Loss, and Memory Theme Icon
Lies and Invention Theme Icon
When she is eight years old, Cady’s father gives her a collection of fairy tales to read, and although they are from many... (full context)
Wealth and Greed Theme Icon
Death, Loss, and Memory Theme Icon
Cady’s father wants to bring her to Australia and New Zealand for the following summer, but Cady... (full context)
Part 3: Summer Seventeen
Wealth and Greed Theme Icon
Death, Loss, and Memory Theme Icon
...want to hold on to that one. Annoyed, Cady reminds her mother that when her father left, Penny got rid of all of his things, leaving no trace of him in... (full context)