Who is Lynne Rabinowitz from Meridian: A Novel and what is their importance? Meridian:_(novel) English & Literature Lynne Rabinowitz | Meridian: A Novel

Lynne Rabinowitz is a Jewish white woman. She leaves her well to do home and family to be with Truman in the South. Lynne loves the poor, black people of the South, and she makes many friends in the black community. As a white woman, however, she is not immune from the hatred of oppressed blacks. After one of Truman's friends loses his arm in a shooting, he rapes Lynne..... she is never the same. Her marriage falls apart, and she becomes bitter and overweight. In the end, Lynne is left with nothing.