Paul’s Mother Character Analysis in Misery

Paul’s mother is the mother of Paul Sheldon. She is married to Paul’s father. On a trip to the zoo when Paul was young, she called him derogatory names after he cried over a miserable bird longing for its home in Africa. Paul’s mother used to tell the neighbors about his vivid imagination, and he sometimes hears her voice in his head while trapped in Annie’s house.

Paul’s Mother Character Timeline in Misery

The timeline below shows where the character Paul’s Mother appears in Misery. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...he thinks of himself as a caged animal. To ignore the pain, Paul uses what his mother called his remarkably vivid imagination to picture Annie “up on the stand” in Denver. Despite... (full context)

...knows intuitively that it is Annie returning home. Terrified, he flashes back to a time his mother caught him smoking, and he knows that Annie will give him more than a spanking. (full context)