Girl, Woman, Other

by

Bernardine Evaristo

Julie Character Analysis

Julie is Morgan’s mother and Hattie’s granddaughter. Julie’s family was outraged when she brought a Malawian man, Chimongo, home, because by that point, the family could pass as white. Hattie is the only member of her family who immediately accepts Chimongo. Their relationship highlights the complexities of interracial love in white-supremacist society.
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Julie Character Timeline in Girl, Woman, Other

The timeline below shows where the character Julie appears in Girl, Woman, Other. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4: Megan/Morgan
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Megan thinks back to her “problematic childhood” during which her mother, Julie, treated her like it was the 19th century, not the 1990s. It’s only because of... (full context)
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...understood that being cute meant she was supposed to be compliant. When she rebelled against Julie and threw tantrums against wearing dresses, she felt like a disappointment. Once she heard her... (full context)
Chapter 4: Hattie 
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...didn’t have to. The only time she got mad was when the family objected to Julie’s marrying an African man, Chimongo. The family was getting whiter with each generation and he’d... (full context)
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...and that’d she’d known early on that Morgan was a “sexual invert,” not the Barbie Julie wanted her daughter to be. Hattie was okay with Morgan’s identity because two gay women... (full context)