Antonia

Antonia is the narrator in "The Behavior of the Hawkweeds." She is Tati's granddaughter and Richard's wife. As a child, she would go to the nursery with Tati and help him with his work. After the accident with Leiniger, Tati and Antonia used to walk after she finished with school. He told her about how he had met Mendel. He also gave her a draft of a letter that Mendel had written.

When Antonia met Richard, she told him about how Tati knew Mendel. She also gave him the draft of Mendel's letter. They married and had two daughters.

Tati

Tati was Antonia's grandfather in the story, "The Behavior of the Hawkweeds." His given name was Anton Vaculik, but Antonia called him Tati. He grew up in Moravia, on the outskirts of Brno. He first met Mendel when he was ten and climbed over the walls of the...