We don't really get to see Crampfurl in action—all our knowledge of him comes from what Arrietty overhears from her home under the clock. But still, we know this guy's a jerk, because he's in cahoots with the villain of the day: the dreadful Mrs.
We know that he and Mrs. Driver hang out together after hours, drinking Great-Aunt Sophy's wine and shooting the breeze by which we mean gossiping. So it only makes sense that he has her back when she sees the little people:. Driver, "little people like with hands—or mice dressed up…".
Driver, "running and squeaking. I saw them, I tell you! Okay, so when we say he has her back, what we really mean is that the dude doesn't write her off as totally off her rocker. And that would be so easy to do. After all, she's talking nonsense here, and Crampfurl, though grumpy, is not dismissive. So that's something. It's Crampfurl who first gets suspicious of the boy's odd behavior—he watches him calling down badger holes in the fields—and suspects him of hiding something.
But the poor gardener ain't so smart. So he never puts two and two together to realize the boy is trying to get in touch with Arrietty's borrower family. He just thinks he has a pet: "but I'd see'd him all right and heard him. Calling away, his nose down a rabbit hole. It's my belief he's got a ferret" In this moment, you can't help but feel a little bad for the guy, right?
The way Crampfurl talks "I'd see'd him all right" hints at his lack of education and social standing. And really, his best friend in the world as far as we can tell is Mrs. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. Written by Claire Cornwall and other people who wish to remain anonymous.
Arrietty Clock is the only child of Pod and Homily Clock. She is the first in the family to learn how to read and write, having learned from reading the letters on the wall that the family use for wallpaper.
Although she comes from a long line of Borrowers she has never gone Borrowing before and is extremely excited about it. To Arrietty, the world outside their windowless home is filled with wonder and freedom. She is a loving girl who appreciates her parents but is very lonely and wishes they lived somewhere less claustrophobic where she might have playmates. Arrietty is inquisitive and bold, a rather dangerous combination for a girl whose safety depends upon staying out of the sight. She is trusting and naive.
Fortunately, her trust in The Boy turns out to be well-placed. Although her actions jeopardize the family and their home, she does not really understand the consequences of what she believes to be a friendly relationship with The Boy, and she is not yet wise enough to understand why it is not safe for her to talk to him when she knows her father talks with Aunt Sophy.
Arrietty actually wants to emigrate to the badgers' set and so their story is not as sad to her as it is to her parents. Pod Clock is husband to Homily and father to Arrietty. He comes from a long line of Borrowers and is the most successful at Borrowing amongst the three of them. He is a hard-working family man whose goal is for his child to have a better life than he did. Pod is daring in his Borrowing, often climbing up and down curtains or onto high furniture using climbing implements which he made himself.
He is starting to feel his age and this more adventurous, physical style of Borrowing is taking a toll on his body. Pod is very careful about maintaining their secrecy and is devastated when he is seen by The Boy; he feels as though he has let his family down. He does allow himself to be regularly seen by Aunt Sophy, the rich elderly lady who owns the house, and actually has long conversations with her, but he is in no real danger since she believes she only sees him after a couple of drinks too many.
Pod is practical and worries that Homily's desire for a fancy home will draw too much attention to their existence. Homily is Arrietty's mother and very proud of her daughter whom she believes to be cultured and educated. She is very encouraging with studies and loves to see Arrietty reading or writing in her diary. She is extremely house-proud and believes she is the classiest Borrower of all.
She is terrified at the possibility of having to emigrate and in her eyes, lower herself to the level of the other Borrowers as she considers herself to be a cut above. She is a hard-working woman who is a very good parent and loves Arrietty dearly. He likes Arrietty and her family very much and definitely tries to help them. He seems to like having the secret relationship with the Borrowers as it is an escape from the starchy adults in the house and in Arrietty, he has a playmate.
He is the hero of the book when he manages to create an airway through the passage under the clock and save the family. As an adult, the Boy was a war hero who died a hero's death and it is also suggested that he might have been the creator of the Borrowers and made up the story to impress his older sisters.
Aunt Sophy is the elderly lady who owns the big house the Borrowers live underneath. She has a fondness for a few drinks in the evening and consequently has long conversations with Pod, believing him to come out of the decanter when she has had one drink too many.
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