The Way It Felt to Be Falling | Characters
Emmy
Emmy is Kate’s best friend and Stephen’s younger sister, who leaves during the summer to go follow the Grateful Dead tour. Emmy’s leaving brings Kate and Stephen closer together.
Howard
Howard is the instructor who teaches Kate and Stephen how to skydive. Howard is surprised when Stephen does not jump, since Stephen was the best in his class.
Kate
Kate is the narrator of the story, whose father has gone mad, and whose boyfriend, Stephen, is unstable. In the story, Kate recalls the summer that she was nineteen, when she was...
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