Damian Cunningham

Damian Cunningham is the narrator and principal protagonist of the novel “Millions” by Frank Cottrell Boyce. Damian is the younger brother of Anthony, and the son of Mr. Cunningham and his late wife, Maureen Cunningham. Damian is a bright, moral, and compassionate child who deeply misses his mother following her death. He and his family have moved into a new house in a new neighborhood to start over.

To help cope with his mother’s death, Damian has turned to faith in God and an immense interest in saints. He is able to find a patron saint for nearly every situation, except for things like lying. Damian decides he wants to live a more saintly life, so he constructs a hermitage from cardboard boxes near the railroad tracks, sleeps on the floor, walks barefoot, and puts pointy holly leaves under his shirt. He prays to God in...