The Homecoming Characters

Max is the family’s elderly patriarch. He lives with his sons Lenny and Joey and his brother Sam in their family home in North London. A cantankerous old man, Max hides his insecurities and his… read analysis of Max

Lenny is Max’s brutish and resentful middle son. He lives in North London with his brother Joey, his uncle Sam, and his father Max. Lenny works as a pimp, and he resents… read analysis of Lenny

Joey is Max’s youngest son. He works in demolition by day and trains as a boxer by night. Though more reserved than his older brother Lenny, Joey nevertheless shares Lenny’s misogyny and capacity… read analysis of Joey

Teddy is Max’s eldest son. He has two younger brothers, Lenny and Joey. Teddy is the outsider of his family, having spent the past six years abroad in America, where he works as… read analysis of Teddy

Sam is Max’s brother and Teddy, Lenny, and Joey’s uncle. He works as a cab driver, a profession Max mocks for its relatively lacking physical demands (Max was once a butcher… read analysis of Sam

MacGregor is an old friend of the family. Max repeatedly references MacGregor’s masculine authority and physical prowess as a contrast to Max’s brother Sam, whom Max considers effeminate and lazy. In the play’s climactic… read analysis of MacGregor

Jessie is Max’s late wife and mother to Teddy, Lenny, and Joey. Max speaks fondly or derisively of Jessie depending on his mood. Though at times he praises her wit and… read analysis of Jessie