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6
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She is the young black girl from Welch who first allows her gang to beat up Jeannette and then calls them off when she sees Jeannette in a different light.
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She is the most fragile of the children and spends all her life looking for someone to take care of her.
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8
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She is Jeannette’s favorite teacher who not only encouraged her dad to be a writer, but also supports and guides Jeannette.
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9
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She is the narrator and main character of the story. She tells the events of her life living with neglectful and yet loving parents.
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10
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Although she doesn’t appear very much in the story, she is one of the individuals in Jeannette’s life who has a great influence on her.
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Tries to rape Jeannette at one point. Rex brother. He is also alcoholic. He is racist.
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13
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She is the selfish mother of the family who brings her own baggage with her and passes it on to her children. She also loves her family but only after her own needs are met.
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15
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He is Jeannette’s alcoholic father who manipulates and uses his wife and his children for his own needs and yet never stops loving them and hoping they love him.
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moved into battle mountain about a year after Jeanette and her family had been living there. He was tall with a blond crew cut and blue eyes. He was so mean to her and once tried to rape her.
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2
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He is Jeannette’s second husband who helps her find her real place in life and readily accepts her family with all their imperfections.
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Racists and have bad attitudes about nearly everything. She is bitter to her grandchildren and children, and has different morals than Jeannette. But then again, she died.
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He is the first husband of Jeannette. Living with him for four years. She respects him but doesn't feel he is the right man for her, and is tired of Park Avenue. A rich guy.
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She is the town whore in Welch and teaches Jeannette a great deal in one visit to her home about the realities of life and what you are willing to do to put food on the table.
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He is the boy of the Walls siblings and learns very young how to protect his sisters. He grows up to be a protector as well when he becomes a police officer.
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She is the oldest child of the family, but isn’t the one who dominates. She is smart and loving, but without Jeannette, hasn’t the courage to escape the life she hates.
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