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4 Cards in this Set
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Mrs. Hopewell |
Hulga’s mother, who still refers to her daughter as Joy, and who is divorced from her husband. She is described as having “no bad qualities of her own but she was able to use other people’s in such a constructive way that she never felt the lack.”
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Joy Hopewell/ Hulga |
A thirty-two-year-old blonde woman, the daughter of Mrs. Hopewell, who is highly educated with a Ph.D. in philosophy. She lost her leg in a hunting accident when she was ten, and she has an artificial wooden leg, which she reveres in place of any religious faith. Her “constant outrage had obliterated every expression from her face,” however, she is moved by Manley’s seduction and makes herself vulnerable to him.
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Manley Pointer |
He poses as a Bible salesman, but is really a swindler. He seduces Hulga and steals her wooden leg, abandoning her in the barn loft. “He was a tall gaunt hatless youth,” and Mrs. Hopewell believes him to be from “good country people.” As he abandons Hulga, he reveals that his real name is not Manley Pointer.
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Mrs. Freeman |
An employee of the Hopewells for four years, who can “never be brought to admit herself wrong on any point.” She likes to discuss her daughters, Carramae and Glynese, and Mrs. Hopewell finds her annoying.
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