Mr. Finney Character Analysis in Walk Two Moons

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:

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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 and Citation: 150

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Mr. Finney Character Timeline in Walk Two Moons

The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Finney appears in Walk Two Moons. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

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...and Ben. There are balls everywhere, and the boys are running around and interrupting everyone. Mr. Finney is reading, fully clothed, in the empty bathtub, while Mrs. Finney is lying on the... (full context)

...get to the Finneys’ house, it’s in utter chaos. The boys are running everywhere, while Mr. Finney is cooking with four-year-old Tommy’s help. Phoebe whispers that she’s not “optimistic” about this meal.... (full context)

Phoebe tells Mrs. Finney she can’t eat the chicken, and she insists Mr. Finney shouldn’t either—men have to be careful of cholesterol. As the beans get to Phoebe, Phoebe... (full context)

...goes inside, and from the window, she watches Mrs. Finney climb onto the garage roof. Mr. Finney joins her a few minutes later. They lie there, kissing, and Sal remembers how her... (full context)