THE BEAN TREES  by Barbara Kingsolver Characters By Chapter	EDITOR: Debbie Long
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CH FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION 1 Newt Hardbine Acquaintance of Missy   Norman Strick Got fire dept. for Mr. Hardbine   Missy (Marietta)   Narrator   Jolene Shanks Married to Newt Hardbine   Hughes Walter Science Teacher   Lynda Walter Head Nurse, Pittman County Hosp.   Earl Wickentot Could dissect an earthworm   Medgar Biddle Missy's boyfriend for 3 weeks   Foster Greer Missy's biographical father   Henry Biddle Lives down the road from Missy   Eddie Rickett In charge of the hospital lab   Doc Finchler County Hospital   Nurse MacCullers County hospital   Sparky Pike Gas meter man, Missy dated   Taylor Greer Missy's new name   Bob Two Two Fixed Taylor's car   Earl   Bartender at Oklahoma bar 2 Lou Ann Ruiz From Kentucky lives in Arizona   Angel   Lou Ann's absent husband   Dr. Pelinowsky Lou Ann's doctor   Ivy Logan Lou Ann's mother   Grandfather Ormsby Gave Lou Ann a jackknife   Lee  Sing Works at the grocery store   Dusty   Angel's rodeo name 3 Mrs. Hoge Works at Broken Arrow Motel   Irene   Mrs. Hoge's daughter in law   Turtle   Name Taylor called baby   Mattie   Works at Jesus Is Lord Used Tires   Samuel   Mattie's husband   Roger   Customer of a tire shop   Cheryl   Prostitute in Tucson   Sandi   Works in Burger Derby   Seattle   Sandi's little boy 4 Grandmother Logan Lou Ann's grandmother   Dwayne Ray Ruiz Lou Ann's baby son   Bobby Bingo Vegetable man sells out of truck 5 Aimee   Sandi's older sister   Jerry Speller Burger Derby Manager   Fay   Visited roommate with toe rings   La-Isha   Fay's roommate   Timothy   Roommate, beachcomber type   Pachuco   Lou Ann's split personality cat   Snowboots   Pachuco's other name 6 Father William Priest with sanctuary   Mannie Quiroz Friend of Angel   Ramona Quiroz Mannie's wife 7 Esperanza   Mattie's friend, Estevan's wife   Estevan   Mattie's friend, Esperanza's husband   Eddie Tubbs Lou Ann's old boyfriend   Edna Poppy Lou Ann's older neighbor   Virgie Mae Valentine Parsons Edna's roommate, older neighbor   Steven   Estevan - fake name   Hope   Esperanza - fake name 8 Harland Elleston El Jay's Paint & Body, Alice Greer's Fiancee   She Wolf Who Hunts   Lou Ann's brother's wife   Alice Jean Stamper Greer Taylor's mother   Ernest Jakes Harland's business partner   Terry   Red Haired man with Dr. Bag   Jill   Nurse in Dr. Pelinowsky's office 9 Scotty Richey Taylor's old schoolmate   Ismene   Daughter of Esperanza 11 Sal Monelli Lou Ann's fear of salmonella 13 Cynthia   Strawberry blond, social worker   Jewel   Secretary at social workers office 14 Boyd   Irene's husband 15 Jonas Wilford Armstead Notary Public   Mrs. Cleary Armistead's secretary   Mr. Wrenn Real Estate next door to Armistead   Miss Brindo Mr. Wrenn's secretary 17 Reverand and Mrs. Stone Left with Estavan and Esmeralda   Minerva Wickentot Society Lady   Mae Richey Taylor's Mom's client   Cameron John Lou Ann's new boyfriend

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