Dewey Dell Character Analysis

Dewey Dell, the only daughter in this family is a seventeen girl who after the first sexual experience is faced with the first adult difficulties and in further decides to have an abortion. At first, this character does not seem to the reader as a disgusting one and can be accepted as a quite adequate and tolerable member of the family and society in general. Not for long. Like other members of this family, she apparently did not even think to answer for anything in her life. None for her pregnancy or for the funeral of her mother. This spineless young creature has not caused me to feel nothing but anger and inner resentment. All her thoughts are occupied and are limited to abortion and how to quickly get to Jefferson. This naive and simple-minded girl with alacrity, sorry, of cow, goes through the life and take thoughtless decisions, that is all. …show more content…
Over time, she begins to refer with a fear to surrounding her male sex, however, as for me. it is not surprising, but, as any of readers can see, too late. Dewey Dell is not an important character. She is just another reason for me to close this book and to read few pages of romantic poetry in order to not to think of what she claims is important and worth thinking, but for me is truly unacceptable. However, she did not leave me indifferent to her personality and I really believed that she will learn something from her bitter experience and in years, will be decent woman and good mother, as probably she will not be affected as much with the lifestyle of other family members, because, for instance, will move to another city with her