The Aviary Characters

Kathleen O'Dell
This Study Guide consists of approximately 35 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Aviary.

The Aviary Characters

Kathleen O'Dell
This Study Guide consists of approximately 35 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Aviary.
This section contains 938 words
(approx. 3 pages at 400 words per page)
Buy The Aviary Study Guide

Clara Dooley

Clara Dooley is a twelve year old girl with a high IQ and a sense of curiosity. Clara has been told all of her life that she has a physical condition, a weak heart, which severely limits her activities and keeps her housebound in the Glendoveer mansion. The only place Clara is allowed to go out of the house is into the rose garden. While Clara likes the rose garden, she does not like the aviary that is located there. The birds in the aviary constantly screech and make otherworldly noises that terrify Clara. Clara tends the birds only when necessary, such as when there is a storm or she is prompted by Mrs. Glendoveer, her mother, or Ruby, the cook. One day, the old mynah bird begins to speak to Clara. Clara tries to ignore the birds but eventually realizes that they are trying to tell...

(read more)

This section contains 938 words
(approx. 3 pages at 400 words per page)
Buy The Aviary Study Guide
Copyrights
BookRags
The Aviary from BookRags. (c)2024 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.