Homer P. Figg

Homer P. Figg is the main protagonist of the novel The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick.
== The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg ==
After his mother and father pass away, twelve-year-old orphan Homer lives with his big brother Harold in a ramshackle house. Squint despises everything he sees, including Homer. Harold attacks Squint for abusing Homer.
One day, when Harold is drafted during the Civil War by Squint and some men, Homer is locked in Squint's basement but escape.
He goes into the forest on his journey but is captured by two goons, Stink and Smelt who force him to investigate an underground railroad person, Jebediah Brewster. Homer is rescued by a Quaker who treats him kindly. 
Homer is deceived by scoundrels and branded as a "pig-boy" after escaping on a boat, but soon and finally makes it to the battlefield when his brother goes to war.
He and Harold are finally reunited, but unfortunately, the latter loses his leg in the battle due to an infection.
The caring Quaker, Mr. Brewster, asks Homer to write his story.
== Similar Heroes ==
* Oliver Twist
* Dave Caros (Dave at Night)
== Trivia ==
* The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg is considered one of Philbrick's most well-known books and won a series of awards.
* This story was adapted into a 2012 stage play.
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