Barbara is Roxy’s stepmother and Bernie’s wife. Barbara dislikes Roxy because Bernie had an affair with Roxy’s mother, and she and Roxy’s mother became pregnant around the same time. But when Roxy avenges a crime that a few girls committed against Barbara’s son Ricky, Barbara recognizes that Roxy should be the inheritor of Bernie’s crime ring and gives her secret information about the business.
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Barbara Monke Character Timeline in The Power
The timeline below shows where the character Barbara Monke appears in The Power. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 8: Roxy
...by giving them a dead arm, and second, by putting her hand in her stepmother Barbara’s pond and electrocuting all of the fish in it. Bernie is pleased.
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Chapter 14: Roxy
The narration flashes back to Terry’s funeral. Barbara, Terry’s mother, had sobbed. Roxy had taken more cocaine. Roxy realized that she’d gotten in...
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Chapter 24: Roxy
Roxy receives a message that her brother Ricky has been hurt. When she arrives at Barbara’s place, she finds Ricky with a blanket over his knees and bandages under that. Roxy’s...
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Roxy returns to the house. Barbara thanks her for what she’s done, even though Roxy knows she’s never liked Roxy. As...
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