▁begin ▁pick ing ▁up ▁the ▁pieces ▁of ▁their ▁lives . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁Ell ie ▁L inton ▁The ▁main ▁protagon ist ▁and ▁narr ator ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁Ell ie ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁on ▁a ▁cattle ▁and ▁sheep ▁farm ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁town ▁of ▁Wir ra we e . ▁She ▁is ▁loyal ▁to ▁her ▁friends , ▁to ▁her ▁family , ▁she ▁lov es ▁the ▁Australian ▁bush ▁and ▁the ▁life ▁on ▁the ▁land . ▁Ell ie ▁pr ides ▁herself ▁on ▁being ▁the ▁strong est ▁member ▁( and ▁therefore ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leaders ) ▁of ▁the ▁group . ▁Nevertheless , ▁she ▁is ▁often ▁sc ared ▁and ▁uncertain ▁of ▁her ▁actions ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁hide ▁what ▁she ▁perce ives ▁to ▁be ▁these ▁moments ▁of ▁weak ness ▁from ▁her ▁friends . ▁ ▁Cor rie ▁Mack en zie ▁Ell ie ' s ▁best ▁friend ▁since ▁child hood . ▁It ▁was ▁Cor rie ▁who ▁first ▁suggested ▁going ▁on ▁a ▁camp ing ▁trip ▁into ▁Hell . ▁Cor rie ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁mort ally ▁wounded ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁book . ▁Cor rie ' s ▁death ▁affect s ▁the ▁group ▁deeply , ▁especially ▁Ell ie ▁who ▁eventually ▁comes ▁to ▁terms ▁with ▁the ▁loss ▁in ▁book ▁four , ▁Dark ness , ▁Be ▁My ▁Friend . ▁ ▁H omer ▁Y ann os ▁Ell ie ' s ▁neighbour ▁and ▁close ▁friend . ▁H omer ▁is ▁force ful ▁and ▁dom ine ering ▁and ▁has ▁trouble ▁dealing ▁with ▁other ▁strong ▁personal ities . ▁Prior ▁to