Unnamed Italian-American Girl
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Unnamed Italian-American Girl
Sort Name:
Unnamed Italian-American Girl
AKA:
"Sister"
Race:
White
Gender:
Female
Class:
Lower Class
Rank:
Secondary
Vitality:
Alive
Specific Job:
None
First Mentioned:
Date of Birth:
Saturday, January 1, 1898 to Sunday, December 31, 1905
Origin:
Italy
Biography:
The unnamed "secretive" little girl (126) who somehow becomes attached to Quentin is the child of Italian immigrants, though it is possible that she herself - unlike her older brother Julio - was born in the U.S. Quentin describes her complexion as "like a cup of milk dashed with coffee," implying she is not exactly 'white' (125). She apparently can speak English, but when she meets Quentin at the bakery, she does not tell him who she is or where she lives, and she remains mysteriously silent while he travels with her in search of her home. The way she looks at him - "her eyes black and unwinking and friendly" (131) - make him increasingly anxious.
Note:
Child, immigrant child, kidnapping
Financial Status:
financially dependent
Ethnicity:
Italian
Individual or Group:
Individual
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