Characters from Lady Oracle

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Joan Foster / Louise Delacourt - This character has to lose 100 pounds before receiving an inheritance.

Mother - This character is verbally abusive and resents another character's weight problems.

Aunt Lou - This character lives as they please and leaves another character an inheritance.

The Fat Lady - This character first appears at a fair and becomes a symbol for self-consciousness.

Marlene Pugh - This character torments a Brownie by tying her to a tree and leaving her in a cold ravine.

The Polish Count / Tadeo Paul / Mavis Quilp -...
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