Helen Bragg. Ben Franklin Bragg, Peyton Bragg- Charaterization

    Helen Bragg was the wife of Mark Bragg, Randy Braggs's older brother. Helen, Ben Franklin, who is 13, and Peyton were all sent to live with Randy because it was no longer safe in Omaha because of the impending war. Helen worked like the other women: cooking, cleaning, and sowing. Ben Franklin stood watch over the chickens and pigs one night, and was forced to kill what he thought was a wolf, but what turned out to be a very large German Shepherd, which acted much like a wolf. Some time into the story, Peyton felt like she wasn't helping so she decided to sneak out of the house, steal Randy's boat while he and many other men were away, and fish in the middle of the river to catch more fish than at the shore. She succeeded, but she got into some trouble with her mother when she got back.