Bastard Out of Carolina | Chapters 1-6: Summary and Analysis

New Characters
“Bone” Ruth Anne Boatwright: The book’s narrator and the illegitimate child of a fifteen-year-old mother.

Mama (Anney) Boatwright: Ruth Anne's mother who has two children very early on.

Granny: Ruth Anne's grandmother whose eight children are Bone's aunts and uncles.

Aunt Alma: Mama’s older sister who has three children—Little Earle, Grey, and Garvey—and often takes care of Bone.

Uncle Earle (“Black Earle”): The charmer of the family who, despite being a divorced womanizer with a reputation for being...


[The entire page is 2875 words long]

Join eNotes

The above is a free excerpt. Get total access to this content with the:

eNotes Pass

Summary and Analysis – Themes – Characters – And much more...