Wandering Stars

by Tommy Orange

Jacquie Character Analysis

Jacquie is Jamie’s mother and Orvil, Loother, and Lony’s grandmother. She has struggled with alcohol dependency for most of her life and has been absent from her family as a result. In the section of the novel that takes place in 2018, Jacquie is newly sober and has recently returned to live with her sister, Opal Viola, and the boys.

Jacquie Quotes in Wandering Stars

The Wandering Stars quotes below are all either spoken by Jacquie or refer to Jacquie. 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:
Colonization, Racism, and Institutional Violence  Theme Icon
).

Chapter 23 Quotes

“On my best days [sobriety] feels automatic. But I’m probably doing like twenty things I’ve made into habits that help it feel that way.”

Related Characters: Jacquie (speaker), Orvil , Lony , Loother
Page Number: 229
Explanation and Analysis:
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Jacquie Quotes in Wandering Stars

The Wandering Stars quotes below are all either spoken by Jacquie or refer to Jacquie. 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:
Colonization, Racism, and Institutional Violence  Theme Icon
).

Chapter 23 Quotes

“On my best days [sobriety] feels automatic. But I’m probably doing like twenty things I’ve made into habits that help it feel that way.”

Related Characters: Jacquie (speaker), Orvil , Lony , Loother
Page Number: 229
Explanation and Analysis: