He overhears the Tucks telling Winnie their story and follows them to the Tucks' cottage. The Stranger in the yellow suit has been looking for the Tucks for some time after his grandmother, who was a friend of Miles' wife, tells him of the family that never ages. Grandmother is overprotective of Winnie and doesn't like her playing outside where she might get dirty. She is very excited when she begins to hear the music again at the beginning of the story. When her son, Winnie's father, was a child, grandmother heard Mae's music box in the wood and insisted that it came from elves. Grandmother was born in the very house that Winnie and her family still live in. Grandmother is another minor character in the story. Jesse wants Winnie to wait until she is his age and drink the water from the spring so that they can run away together and get married. He has a beautiful, striking appearance that immediately draws Winnie to him. Jesse is an adventurer who manages to get by doing odd jobs, such as bartending or field work. Jesse Tuck is the 17-year-old son of Mae and Angus. Because of his experiences, he realizes how dangerous drinking from the spring is for others. She decided that he must have sold his soul to the devil to stay young for so long. Miles was once married and had children, but his wife left him because, after nearly twenty years of marriage, he had not aged at all. Miles has skills as a carpenter and a blacksmith that he uses to find work between visits to see his parents. Miles Tuck is the 22-year-old son of Mae and Angus. Winnie feels loved and protected by Angus. He does not want Winnie or anyone else to drink from the spring because he does not want anyone else to feel as miserable as he does. While he tends to be gruff, he has a soft spot for Winnie. He is incredibly unhappy and wishes he could die and go to heaven. When the stranger threatens Winnie, she demonstrates that she will kill for those she cares about.Īngus Tuck is the father of the Tuck family. She just wants to protect the people she loves. Sometimes, she reacts out of emotion without thinking, such as when she kidnapped Winnie Foster after Winnie discovered their secret. The only beautiful thing she owns is a music box that she takes with her everywhere. She is content to live in a messy house and wear worn-out clothes. Mae doesn't love having eternal life, but she doesn't complain since there is nothing she can do about it. ![]() She loves her family and is anxious to have them together again as they all get together during the first week of August every ten years. Mae Tuck is the mother of the Tuck family. Eighty-seven years ago, the family inadvertently became immortal when they drank from a spring in the wood. The Tuck family seems like a typical family with a mother, father, and two sons, but they have a secret that sets them apart from other people. Let's learn more about the personality traits of the characters in this story. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt is the story of a sheltered young girl who, on her way to find adventure, meets a colorful family.
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