The characters / Recurring character
Alan Peterson
Alan Peterson is recorded in 2 distinct storys.
Gwendy's father helping her move; same father named Alan in Final Task, with continuity through Gwendy and her family. Context checked against the supplied narrative; no same-name cross-work identity is inferred without an explicit decision. Gwendy's father, recounting his experience working in Derry. Context checked against the supplied narrative; no same-name cross-work identity is inferred without an explicit decision.
Also recorded as Mr. Peterson.
Stories and supporting passages
Gwendy's Final Task
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
He’d despised his time in Derry, and fled the town as soon as the opportunity presented itself. Although usually practical to his bones, Alan Peterson told his daughter he believed that some places were built on bad ground, thereby ensuring they would forever remain cursed. He insisted that Derry was one of those places.
Gwendy's father, recounting his experience working in Derry.
Gwendy's Magic Feather
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
In late January 1985, Mr. Peterson follows behind Gwendy on the interstate—pulling a U-Haul trailer full of secondhand furniture, cardboard boxes stuffed with clothes, and more shoes than any one person should own—and helps her move into a rented second-floor downtown apartment.
Gwendy's father helping her move; same father named Alan in Final Task, with continuity through Gwendy and her family.