Of Mice and Men, Character Analysis for Mark.

The vicar is holding calamity’s hand as he slowly leaves the world. All night he holds his hand until calamity breaths his final breath. Margaret Craven’s I Heard The Owl Call My Name creates a kind, respectful and unselfish man named Mark. He is polite and friendly to everyone, even if they aren’t nice to him. Overall, Mark is a modest and courtly person.

          Firstly, Mark is an unselfish person. For Example, when Mark says to Keetah, Craven writes, “But of course, Keetah. Anything I am able to do, I will do gladly” (Craven 151). This shows that Mark is unselfish because he has just realized he is going to die. But he stills puts others interests ahead of his own. Another instance of Mark being unselfish occurs when Craven writes, “Mark sat by calamity through the deep night, until the hand he held slipped from hi and the period between breaths grew longer and longer.” (Craven 134). This shows that Mark is unselfish because he stayed there for calamity knowing he had other stuff to do. And that Jim was out in the boat waiting for him. Essentially, when thinking out Marks patience and caring for calamity, his feelings toward calamity help viewers see how unselfish he really is.

          When it comes down to it, Mark is not just the vicar in a small village, but also a regardful and thoughtful man often portraying him to be a man that everyone likes. Furthermore, the whole village looks at mark as the person who has all the answers, so he is obviously highly regarded and respected. In The end, when there is trouble in the village, mark is the guy to find, he will help no matter what.