The Dollmaker | Characters
An important attribute of Arnow's fiction is the strength of her women characters, the most impressive of whom is Gertie Nevels, protagonist of The Dollmaker, through whose personality and experiences the author presents all of her major themes and in whose fate she dramatizes the essence of her social critique. Better at farm chores than any man she knows and with a courage and firmness of purpose to match her physical strength, Gertie is nonetheless a woman of sensitivity and unlettered insight. She is also a talented woodcarver who can make an axe handle or a fanciful doll with...
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