Occasion for Loving (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Nadine Gordimer
- First Published: 1963
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1961-1962
- Setting: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: 1960’s, Family or family life, Self-discovery, Love or romance, Art or artists, Marriage, Writing, Adultery, South Africa or South Africans
- Locales: South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
Characters Discussed
Jessica (Jessie) Stilwell, a secretary to an agency for African musicians and entertainers, then later a part-time secretary to a company administering a private nursing home. Thirty-eight-year-old Jessie, still attractive, is married to Tom Stilwell, with whom she has three daughters, Clemence, Madge, and Elisabeth. She also has a son, Morgan, from a previous marriage that ended with the death of her husband in the war. Perceptive and thoughtful, she is also self-involved. Her relationship with Morgan, whom she has largely ignored, is troubled, as is her...
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