Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Preston Jones
- First Published: 1976
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: 1953, 1963, 1973
- Setting: Bradleyville, West Texas
- Genres: Domestic realism, Naturalistic literature, Drama
- Subjects: 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, Family or family life, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, South or Southerners, Marriage, West, U.S., Small-town life, Life, philosophy of, Texas, Time, Comedy
- Locales: Bradleyville, TX
Characters Discussed
Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander, a typical but especially pretty and popular girl at the high school in Bradleyville, Texas. Although Lu Ann later becomes a hairdresser, as a teenager, she hates school and cannot wait to get out of school and preferably out of the state. She has no concrete plans for marriage or a career, however, and is mainly interested in having fun. After her brother, Skip Hampton, introduces her to his army buddy Dale Laverty, Lu Ann marries him, hoping for a more exciting life. They move to San Angelo and then to Snyder, but then...
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