Nov 15, 2009

The Last Picture Show | Characters

The Last Picture Show is a fully-peopled book—by the end the reader almost feels as if she or he has met everyone in the tiny, dying little town. Characters such as the drive-in waitress and part-time prostitute, Jimmy Sue; Billy, the retarded boy who sweeps the dusty street in front of the pool hall; Lester, the eager, buffoonish suitor of Jacy whose only quality is his money; Coach Herman Popper, a cruel, ignorant loudmouth; and Genevieve, a golden-hearted waitress, parade through the novel and give the town a realistic feeling. But it is the confluence of five major...