Dragons in the Waters | Themes and Characters
As the plot develops, Simon and his two shipboard friends, Poly and Charles O'Keefe, become the primary focus of the narrative. Simon's Aunt Leonis also plays an important role as Simon's guardian and mentor, and various passengers are woven into the mystery plot. The confusion surrounding the true identity of Simon's cousin, Forsyth Phair, lends suspense to the characterization.
Raised in the backwoods just outside of Charleston, Simon Renier has such old-fashioned manners and patterns of speech that others comment that he does not appear to be from the present century. For five...
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