Bastard Out of Carolina | Chapters 17-22: Summary and Analysis

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Dwight, D. W.: Ruth’s son who is late for her funeral.

Tommy Lee: Ruth’s son, a thief who is absent from her funeral.

Butch: Ruth’s youngest child who is a year older than Bone and who Bone can relate to.

Sheriff Cole: Questions Bone at the hospital. Bone does not trust him because he reminds her of Daddy Glen.

Summary
Chapter 17: Anney’s family (Daddy Glen, Reese and Bone) prepares for the funeral. Bone poignantly remembers the conversation where she was too ashamed to admit...


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