Pea Eye Parker
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Pea Eye Parker is a fictional Texas Ranger appearing in three books in Larry McMurtry
's Lonesome Dove series
.
in the film version of Comanche Moon
. In this volume, he, Gus McCrae, Woodrow F. Call
, and Joshua Deets
are led by Captain Inish Scull on a mission to catch Kicking Wolf, until Kicking Wolf steals his horse, and Scull sets out alone, promoting Gus and Call to Captains on the spot. At Governor Elisha M. Pease
's orders--which are themselves under pressure from Scull's wife, Inez--Gus and Call lead an expedition to rescue Captain Scull and bring him back home.
In this volume, Pea Eye is described as preffering Woodrow F. Call
's company to that of Augustus McCrae, although he is good friends with both. Like Call, Pea Eye is fairly task-oriented, and their interactions are fairly focused in that regard. Gus, on the other hand, will talk his ear off, and frequently jokes about serious, sometimes gruesome things like death and scalpings, and Pea Eye can never be sure if he is serious or not.
. In this volume, he accompanies Gus McCrae and Woodrow F. Call
, along with Joshua Deets
, on their cattle drive up to Montana. He accompanied Gus in his scout trip to find a good piece of land to build their ranch on, and was with him when Gus was mortally wounded by Indians. He and Gus were surrounded by the Indians in a creek, unable to escape, until Gus drew their fire and told Pea Eye to head back to the herd and bring help. Pea Eye wandered for several days and got lost, but found his way in the right direction with the help of the spectral image of Deets, who had himself been killed by an Indian a few days before. Pea Eye later helped build the ranch, and upon Call's eventual departure, stayed behind to help Newt run the operation.
in the film version of Streets of Laredo
. In this book, several years have passed since Lonesome Dove. Newt is killed by the Hell Bitch, and the cattle company is dissolved. Pea Eye moves back to Texas, and Lorena Wood
moves with him to the panhandle, marries him, and finds work as a schoolteacher. Woodrow Call hires himself out as a bounty hunter. Pea Eye still serves as his Corporal, but is under pressure from Lorena to stay home and care for his family. In this instance, Call is hired by the railroad to track down and kill Joey Garza, who has been killing train passengers. Pea Eye initially begs off, but his guilt eats at him so much that Lorena tells him to follow the captain. He meets up with Famous Shoes
, who helps him find Captain Call. Call is accompanied by Deputy Sherrif Ted Plunkert, whom he recruited from a local town, and Ned Brookshire, who represents the railroad. After hearing that the pyromaniac Mox Mox is still alive, Call splits apart from his companions to go kill him. After fatally wounding Mox Mox and saving two young children from him, Call meets up with Lorena, and takes her with him to rendezvous with Pea Eye in Mexico. Call, however, falls prey to a trap laid by Joey Garza, who shoots him in the leg. Lorena has to cut his leg off and drag him to Mexico behind her horse. This leaves Call in no condition to confront Joey Garza. Plunkert leaves the company after learning his wife has died, only to be killed by thieves. Brookshire is killed by Joey Garza, leaving only Pea Eye and Famous Shoes to confront Joey. Pea Eye receives a message from Joey, delivered by Famous Shoes, that Joey will spare him if he gives up his boots. Pea Eye gives his boots to Famous Shoes, but also uses Famous Shoes to lure Joey out of hiding, and provide Pea himself with a weapon. Their employer, Ned Brookshire, was killed in possession of a large shotgun, and Pea Eye figures he needs both to kill Joey. He has Famous Shoes pause on the way to Joey, stopping at Brookshire's corpse so that Pea Eye will know where the shotgun is. As Joey approaches Famous Shoes to take the boots, Pea Eye comes out shooting. Joey wounds him in an arm and leg, but Pea Eye is still able to make use of the shotgun, and seriously wound Joey, who retreats to his mother's house, where Woodrow Call and Lorena are staying as well. Famous Shoes also goes ahead to Maria Garza's house to bring Lorena to her husband. In their absence, Joey returns and attempts to drown his younger siblings. Maria comes out to try to stop him, but he fatally stabs her, before being fatally shot himself by local townsmen. After Maria's death, Pea Eye and Lorena end up allowing Call to live with them, and adopt Maria's children.
Larry McMurtry
Larry Jeff McMurtry is an American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter whose work is predominantly set in either the old West or in contemporary Texas...
's Lonesome Dove series
Lonesome Dove series
The Lonesome Dove series refers to a series of four western novels written by Larry McMurtry and the four television mini-series based upon them.-Novels:# Lonesome Dove # Streets of Laredo # Dead Man's Walk...
.
Comanche Moon
Pea Eye is played by Troy BakerTroy Baker
Troy Baker is an American actor and voice actor who works with anime films, television series, as well as video games....
in the film version of Comanche Moon
Comanche Moon
Comanche Moon is a 1997 western novel by Larry McMurtry. It is the fourth and final book published in the Lonesome Dove series, but the second installment in terms the chronology of the narrative.-Plot introduction:...
. In this volume, he, Gus McCrae, Woodrow F. Call
Woodrow F. Call
Woodrow F. Call is a fictional, Scottish-born Texas Ranger who appears in all four books of Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove series. Much of the books revolve around his relationship with his Ranger partner Augustus McCrae...
, and Joshua Deets
Joshua Deets
Joshua Deets is a fictional Texas Ranger appearing in two novels in the Lonesome Dove series by Larry McMurtry. In the films, he is played by Keith Robinson and Danny Glover.- Comanche Moon :...
are led by Captain Inish Scull on a mission to catch Kicking Wolf, until Kicking Wolf steals his horse, and Scull sets out alone, promoting Gus and Call to Captains on the spot. At Governor Elisha M. Pease
Elisha M. Pease
Elisha Marshall Pease was a U.S. politician from the 1830s through the 1870s. He served as the fifth and 13th Governor of Texas .A native of Enfield, Connecticut, Pease moved to Mexican Texas in 1835...
's orders--which are themselves under pressure from Scull's wife, Inez--Gus and Call lead an expedition to rescue Captain Scull and bring him back home.
In this volume, Pea Eye is described as preffering Woodrow F. Call
Woodrow F. Call
Woodrow F. Call is a fictional, Scottish-born Texas Ranger who appears in all four books of Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove series. Much of the books revolve around his relationship with his Ranger partner Augustus McCrae...
's company to that of Augustus McCrae, although he is good friends with both. Like Call, Pea Eye is fairly task-oriented, and their interactions are fairly focused in that regard. Gus, on the other hand, will talk his ear off, and frequently jokes about serious, sometimes gruesome things like death and scalpings, and Pea Eye can never be sure if he is serious or not.
Lonesome Dove
Pea Eye is played by Tim Scott in the film version of Lonesome DoveLonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove is a 1985 Pulitzer Prize–winning western novel written by Larry McMurtry. It is the first published book of the Lonesome Dove series, but the third installment in the series chronologically...
. In this volume, he accompanies Gus McCrae and Woodrow F. Call
Woodrow F. Call
Woodrow F. Call is a fictional, Scottish-born Texas Ranger who appears in all four books of Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove series. Much of the books revolve around his relationship with his Ranger partner Augustus McCrae...
, along with Joshua Deets
Joshua Deets
Joshua Deets is a fictional Texas Ranger appearing in two novels in the Lonesome Dove series by Larry McMurtry. In the films, he is played by Keith Robinson and Danny Glover.- Comanche Moon :...
, on their cattle drive up to Montana. He accompanied Gus in his scout trip to find a good piece of land to build their ranch on, and was with him when Gus was mortally wounded by Indians. He and Gus were surrounded by the Indians in a creek, unable to escape, until Gus drew their fire and told Pea Eye to head back to the herd and bring help. Pea Eye wandered for several days and got lost, but found his way in the right direction with the help of the spectral image of Deets, who had himself been killed by an Indian a few days before. Pea Eye later helped build the ranch, and upon Call's eventual departure, stayed behind to help Newt run the operation.
Streets of Laredo
Pea Eye is played by Sam ShepardSam Shepard
Sam Shepard is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is the author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child...
in the film version of Streets of Laredo
Streets of Laredo
Streets of Laredo is a 1993 western novel by Larry McMurtry. It is the second book published in the Lonesome Dove series, but the fourth and final book chronologically. It was adaptated into a television miniseries in 1995.-Plot introduction:...
. In this book, several years have passed since Lonesome Dove. Newt is killed by the Hell Bitch, and the cattle company is dissolved. Pea Eye moves back to Texas, and Lorena Wood
Lorena Wood Parker
Lorena Wood Parker is a fictional character who appears in two of the novels and films in the Lonesome Dove series-Lonesome Dove:She first appears in Lonesome Dove, the first book published, but the third chronologically....
moves with him to the panhandle, marries him, and finds work as a schoolteacher. Woodrow Call hires himself out as a bounty hunter. Pea Eye still serves as his Corporal, but is under pressure from Lorena to stay home and care for his family. In this instance, Call is hired by the railroad to track down and kill Joey Garza, who has been killing train passengers. Pea Eye initially begs off, but his guilt eats at him so much that Lorena tells him to follow the captain. He meets up with Famous Shoes
Famous Shoes
Famous Shoes is a fictional Kickapoo tracker who appears in two books in the Lonesome Dove series.-Comanche Moon:Famous Shoes makes his second appearance in the series, though his first chronologically, in this book. In the film, he is played by David Midthunder...
, who helps him find Captain Call. Call is accompanied by Deputy Sherrif Ted Plunkert, whom he recruited from a local town, and Ned Brookshire, who represents the railroad. After hearing that the pyromaniac Mox Mox is still alive, Call splits apart from his companions to go kill him. After fatally wounding Mox Mox and saving two young children from him, Call meets up with Lorena, and takes her with him to rendezvous with Pea Eye in Mexico. Call, however, falls prey to a trap laid by Joey Garza, who shoots him in the leg. Lorena has to cut his leg off and drag him to Mexico behind her horse. This leaves Call in no condition to confront Joey Garza. Plunkert leaves the company after learning his wife has died, only to be killed by thieves. Brookshire is killed by Joey Garza, leaving only Pea Eye and Famous Shoes to confront Joey. Pea Eye receives a message from Joey, delivered by Famous Shoes, that Joey will spare him if he gives up his boots. Pea Eye gives his boots to Famous Shoes, but also uses Famous Shoes to lure Joey out of hiding, and provide Pea himself with a weapon. Their employer, Ned Brookshire, was killed in possession of a large shotgun, and Pea Eye figures he needs both to kill Joey. He has Famous Shoes pause on the way to Joey, stopping at Brookshire's corpse so that Pea Eye will know where the shotgun is. As Joey approaches Famous Shoes to take the boots, Pea Eye comes out shooting. Joey wounds him in an arm and leg, but Pea Eye is still able to make use of the shotgun, and seriously wound Joey, who retreats to his mother's house, where Woodrow Call and Lorena are staying as well. Famous Shoes also goes ahead to Maria Garza's house to bring Lorena to her husband. In their absence, Joey returns and attempts to drown his younger siblings. Maria comes out to try to stop him, but he fatally stabs her, before being fatally shot himself by local townsmen. After Maria's death, Pea Eye and Lorena end up allowing Call to live with them, and adopt Maria's children.