Sexing the Cherry (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Jeanette Winterson
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fable
- Time of Work: 1630-1666 and the late twentieth century
- Setting: London, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Fable, Fairy tale
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Voyages, Folkloric or magical people, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Supernatural, England or English people, Reality, Seventeenth century, London, Dancing or dancers, 1990’s, Renaissance, Giants, Puritans or Puritanism, Fairy tales, Princes or princesses
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Jordan, one of two alternating narrators. His earliest memory begins the tale, and his romantic heroism buoys it. As an infant, he is fished from the Thames in 1630 by the Dog- Woman, who christens him for a more redemptive river, rears him as her own, and reluctantly relinquishes him to the quest that drives the narrative. Inspired at the age of three by the sight of the first banana brought to England, the young Jordan spends his youth sailing handmade boats and dreaming of exotic lands. At the age of ten, he is discovered by the famous explorer and royal...
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