There Are No Children Here - Character Analysis Pharoah: Pharoah is the younger brother of Lafeyette, LaShawn and Terence. He is an intelligent person. His mother LaJoe wants Pharaoh to succeed in life. She thinks he has the motivation to do everything he would like to do. Pharoah has a lisp that makes him work harder to become a better person throughout the novel. "Pharoah was different, not only from Lafeyette but also from the other kids. He didn't have many friends, except Porkchop, who was always by his side... Pharoah was so lost in his daydreams that LaJoe had to shake him back from his flights These forays into distant lands and with other peoples seemed to help Pharaoh push back the ugliness that surrounded him” (15). his lisp and gaining confidence in himself that he could one day escape the Horner homes Lafeyette: Lafeyette is a teenager whose experiences in the Horner homes teach him how the Lafeyette way of life works. LaJoe's children who starts off as a promising child but changes throughout the novel by trying new ideas that he was unfamiliar with. Lafeyette is a thin person. He is a "stick" to some people. that affect his life. His “mentor” Craig Davis. Craig's death affected him so much that Lafeyette's attitude became so different from what LaJoe was so accustomed to. Lafeyette was hanging out with his friend Rickey, who was affiliated with the Four Corners, a young group of troublemakers looking to start a new gang. Lafeyette didn't like hanging out with Rickey's friends. In the final chapters of the novel, Lafeyette is accused of stealing car parts from a van. He would be charged and sentenced to one year of probation. Lafeyette becomes what LaJoe feared: Lafeyette turns out to be his older brother Terence. LaJoe: Lajoe is the mother of Lafeyette, Pharoah and 5 other children. LaJoe lived in the Horner household for most of his life. She moved to the Horner homes when she was 4 years old. At first, she thought Horner was "amazing" considering the changes he's gone through over the years. "But to LaJoe and his siblings, it all seemed dazzling..