Sal’s maternal grandparents are upstanding and, as Momma once told Sal, “busy being “respectable.” They don’t appear in person in the novel, only in others’ conversation. Sal explains that the only wild thing her grandmother ever did was to give Momma her Native American name, Chanhassen. When Ben accuses Sal of flinching whenever she’s touched, Sal fears that she’s becoming like her Pickford grandparents.
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Grandmother and Grandfather Pickford Character Timeline in Walk Two Moons
The timeline below shows where the character Grandmother and Grandfather Pickford appears in Walk Two Moons. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 3
...because they’re “just so busy being respectable.” Momma also said that the only defiant thing Grandmother Pickford did was to name Momma Chanhassen. It’s an Indian name that means “sweet tree juice,”...
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Chapter 6
...sitting around the table with the Winterbottoms. Mr. and Mrs. Winterbottom remind Sal of her Pickford grandparents . They speak quietly, sit up straight, and are very polite. They’re also picky about...
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