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Course Hero. "Lucy: A Novel Study Guide." Course Hero. 1 Nov. 2019. Web. 24 July 2021. <https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Lucy-A-Novel/>.
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Course Hero. "Lucy: A Novel Study Guide." November 1, 2019. Accessed July 24, 2021. https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Lucy-A-Novel/.
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Course Hero, "Lucy: A Novel Study Guide," November 1, 2019, accessed July 24, 2021, https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Lucy-A-Novel/.
| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| Lucy | Lucy is a 19-year-old immigrant from the West Indies. She comes to the United States to be an au pair for Mariah's family. Read More |
| Mariah | Mariah is a 40-year-old American wife and mother. Read More |
| Lucy's mother | Lucy's mother—Annie—looms large in Lucy's life. Lucy moves to the United States in order to escape her. Read More |
| Dinah | Dinah is Mariah's best friend. She has an affair with Lewis. |
| Hugh | Hugh is Dinah's younger brother. He and Lucy date during the summer at the lake. |
| Lewis | Lewis is Mariah's husband. He cheats on her with Dinah. |
| Lucy's father | Lucy's father—who is not named—dies about eight months after she moves to the United States. |
| Miriam | Miriam is the youngest of Lewis and Mariah's four daughters. Lucy likes her best. |
| Nurse | The unnamed nurse is a friend of Lucy's mother. Lucy's mother admires the nurse's career, but Lucy has higher aspirations for herself. |
| Paul | Paul is an artist who is in love with Lucy. |
| Peggy | Peggy is Lucy's best friend in the United States. She and Lucy become roommates at the end of Lucy's first year in the country. |
| Maude Quick | Maude Quick is the goddaughter of Lucy's mother. Lucy hates her. Maude informs Lucy of her father's death. |
| Mr. Simon | Mr. Simon is Lucy's boss at the photography studio. |
| Tanner | Tanner is the first boy Lucy had sex with. She was 14. |
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