Essay Archive - The Optimist's Daughter: Summary
The Optimist's Daughter: Summary
The major characters in The Optimist's Daughter are Judge McKelva, Becky
Mckelva, Laurel Mckelva, Wanda Fay, Dr. Courtland, Miss Adele Courtland,
Tish Bullock, Major Bullock, Miss Tennyson, and Miss Missouri. Becky
Mckelva was Judge Mckelva's wife before she died and had Laurel Mckelva
with him. Wanda Fay remarried Judge Mckelva after his wife's death. Dr.
Courtland did surgery on Becky Mckelva and the final operation on Judge
Mckelva. Miss Adele Courtland is the sister of Dr. Courtland and is a
bride's maid to Laurel McKelva. Tish Bullock is also a bride's maid to
La....
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