To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Character Analysis

Lara Jean Song Covey

The 16-year-old protagonist of the novel, Lara Jean is a high school student in Virginia. She has two sisters, Margot and Kitty, and her father, Daddy, is a single dad—Mommy died in… read analysis of Lara Jean Song Covey

Margot Song Covey

Margot is Lara Jean and Kitty’s older sister. At the start of the novel, she’s 18 and is preparing to leave for St. Andrew’s College in Scotland. Margot is driven, organized, and extremely smart… read analysis of Margot Song Covey

Kitty Song Covey

Kitty is Lara Jean and Margot’s little sister; she’s nine years old. Kitty looks more like Daddy than like Mommy. She was only three when Mommy died, so Kitty doesn’t remember anything about… read analysis of Kitty Song Covey

Daddy

Lara Jean, Margot, and Kitty’s father is an ob-gyn and a widower; Mommy, his wife, died six years before the novel starts. Though he’s kind, loving, and adores his daughters, he’s… read analysis of Daddy

Mommy

Lara Jean, Margot, and Kitty’s mother died six years before the novel begins. She was Korean and was extremely close with her daughters. The four of them were the four Song girls… read analysis of Mommy

Josh

Josh is the Coveys’ neighbor and has been Margot’s boyfriend for the last two years. She breaks up with him right after the events of the novel begin, days before she leaves to attend… read analysis of Josh

Peter Kavinsky

Peter is a classmate and former close friend of Lara Jean’s. He’s popular and extremely handsome, and he was Lara Jean’s first kiss in eighth grade. After the kiss, Lara Jean nursed a crush… read analysis of Peter Kavinsky

Genevieve

The antagonist of the novel, Genevieve is the most beautiful and popular girl in Lara Jean’s grade and, until the start of the novel, Peter’s girlfriend. She’s also Chris’s cousin, though the… read analysis of Genevieve

Chris

Chris is Lara Jean’s best friend and Genevieve’s cousin. Lara Jean describes Chris as her exact opposite: Chris is sexually active, attends lots of parties, drinks and smokes, and is generally impulsive. And… read analysis of Chris

Lucas Krapf

Lucas is a boy in Lara Jean’s grade and the recipient of one of her letters. Lucas is gay, but Lara Jean didn’t know that when she wrote her letter to him—she thought he… read analysis of Lucas Krapf

John Ambrose McClaren

John Ambrose is one of the boys who gets a love letter from Lara Jean. Lara Jean wrote the letter after they kissed during an eighth-grade game of spin the bottle, but since John… read analysis of John Ambrose McClaren

Jamila Singh

Jamila is a girl who Peter briefly dated a year or so before the novel begins; she doesn’t appear in person in the novel. She was the most beautiful girl in Lara Jean’s class… read analysis of Jamila Singh

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Clarke is an elderly man whom Lara Jean meets at an estate sale. His daughter is putting him in a nursing home seemingly against his wishes. To spite her, he lets Lara Jean dig… read analysis of Mr. Clarke

Ms. Rothschild

Ms. Rothschild is the Coveys’ neighbor across the street. She lives alone and is habitually late for work. While they wait for their ride in the mornings, Lara Jean and Kitty count down to when… read analysis of Ms. Rothschild

Kenny Donati

Kenny Donati was the first boy that Lara Jean wrote a love letter to; he doesn’t appear in the novel at all, as his letter gets returned to Lara Jean’s house unopened. He and Lara… read analysis of Kenny Donati

Minor Characters

Mrs. Kavinsky

Peter’s mother owns an antique shop downtown. She always dresses in “fancy” clothes while she’s working, so it’s a shock for Lara Jean to see that the Kavinsky house is what she’d describe as normal or even casual. Mrs. Kavinsky is divorced. She likes Lara Jean, according to Peter.

Owen Kavinsky

Owen is Peter’s 12-year-old little brother. Lara Jean observes that he’s not as easygoing as his brother, though he’s just as obnoxiously cocky. Interestingly, Owen accuses Lara Jean of wearing more makeup than Genevieve—a possible indicator that Lara Jean doesn’t know Genevieve all that well.

Gabe

Gabe is one of Peter’s friends and a teammate on the lacrosse team. Lara Jean enters into her relationship with Peter believing that all lacrosse boys are unintelligent and “douchey,” but Gabe proves himself to be exactly the opposite. He adores Lara Jean and gives her the nickname “Large.”

Darrell

Darrell is one of Peter’s friends; he’s also on the lacrosse team. Lara Jean initially thinks that all lacrosse boys are unintelligent and “douchey,” but she realizes that they’re actually kind and a lot of fun.

Steve Bledell

Steve is a wealthy kid at school; he lives in a mansion and hosts parties there.

Grandma

Lara Jean’s Grandma is Mommy’s mother. She’s Korean and joins the Covey family for Thanksgiving. Grandma is adamant that Daddy needs a girlfriend.

Charlie Blanchard

Charlie is one of Lara Jean’s classmates. Chris flirts and spends time with him on the ski trip.

Coach White

Coach White is the gym teacher at Lara Jean’s high school. He chaperones the ski trip.

Ms. Davenport

Ms. Davenport is the female teacher who chaperones the school ski trip. She likes to think of herself as being in the know when it comes to student gossip.

Emily Nussbaum

Emily is Genevieve’s best friend.

Jamie Fox-Pickle

Jamie is the puppy that Kitty receives for Christmas.