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The Speaker/ Jonathan

This is the narrator of the story who creates new punctuation marks to show how his family communicates.

The Speaker's Father

This character has had 22 heart attacks and represents the family's history of heart disease.

The Speaker's Mother

This character expresses concern for the speaker's romantic life.

The Speaker's Brother

This is the speaker's sibling whom the speaker says he loves more than he loves himself.

The Speaker's Grandmother

This character is a Holocaust survivor, though this character never speaks of it.

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