The Bear Came Over the Mountain

by

Alice Munro

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Kristy Character Analysis

Kristy is the main nurse with whom Grant has contact regarding Fiona’s care at Meadowlake. Grant describes Kristy as young and heavy, not paying much attention to her physical appearance except for her hair, which is “blonde and voluminous.” Kristy is unfazed by the variations in Fiona’s health and wellbeing, nor by Fiona and Aubrey’s relationship; she refers to her patients as a collective “them” or “they” with similar behaviors and preferences.

Kristy Quotes in The Bear Came Over the Mountain

The The Bear Came Over the Mountain quotes below are all either spoken by Kristy or refer to Kristy. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Love, Fidelity, and Marriage Theme Icon
).
The Bear Came Over the Mountain Quotes

She was a heavy young woman who looked as if she had given up on her looks in every department except her hair. That was blond and voluminous. All the puffed-up luxury of a cocktail waitress’s style, or a stripper’s, on top of such a workaday face and body.

Related Characters: Grant, Kristy
Page Number: 278
Explanation and Analysis:
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Kristy Quotes in The Bear Came Over the Mountain

The The Bear Came Over the Mountain quotes below are all either spoken by Kristy or refer to Kristy. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Love, Fidelity, and Marriage Theme Icon
).
The Bear Came Over the Mountain Quotes

She was a heavy young woman who looked as if she had given up on her looks in every department except her hair. That was blond and voluminous. All the puffed-up luxury of a cocktail waitress’s style, or a stripper’s, on top of such a workaday face and body.

Related Characters: Grant, Kristy
Page Number: 278
Explanation and Analysis: