| | | | Part One |
| | Former | Self | Reader, in a non-present state. |
| | Boyfriend | | The person with a huge ego, the person not wanting to appear needy. |
| | Other | Girls | The reader is most unlike. Chilled out people. |
| | I | | The reader in their twenties. |
| | You | | College boy who violated the writer. |
| | Eden | | The writer's first love. |
| | Girls | | The writer's friends; the people they go to dinners with; the group who tries to uphold perfect lives in front of one another. |
| | Girlfriend | | The writer's girl friend. |
| | John | | Someone the girl friend once knew; who would call her on Sundays and told her all the ways women disappointed him. |
| | Female | Lead | The girl of dreams. |
| | Bethany | | A friend of the writer's who's enraged by today's world. |
| | Dearly | Beloved | Someone dear to the writer who has since passed. |
| | Mary | Ruefle | An American poet. |
| | Robyn | Hood | The thief stealing our days. |
| | Women | | Symbolizes mothers, those who walk the readers home. |
| | Naomi | | Group of friends who represent women in an old-school stance. |
| | Ruth | | Group of friends who represent women in an old-school stance. |
| | Aphrodite | | Group of friends who represent women in an old-school stance. |
| | Helen | | Group of friends who represent women in an old-school stance. |
| | Eve | | Group of friends who represent women in an old-school stance. |
| | | | Part Two |
| | Phoebe | Waller-Bridge | An English actress and screenwriter. |
| | Husband | | The writer's husband. |
| | Baby | | The writer and her husband's offspring. |
| | Sister | | The husband's sister. |
| | Daughter | | The writer and her husband's offspring. |
| | Wife | | The writer. |
| | Justin | | A representation of men, husbands. |
| | Gal | | From down the block, a representation of motherly women. |
| | Cousin | | A relative of the mother's, a representation of motherly women. |
| | Roger | | Also a representation of men, husbands. |
| | Female | | Takes care of the household. |
| | Male | | Man of the house. |
| | | | Part Three |
| | Mary | | A set of figurines that keep disappearing. |
| | Aunt Miriam | | The writer's aunt. |
| | Nephew | | The writer's nephew. |
| | Mother | | The writer's mother. |
| | Son | | The writer's son. |
