Pale Fire

by

Vladimir Nabokov

Aunt Maud Character Analysis

Aunt Maud is Shade’s aunt who raised him after his parents died. A painter who loved the grotesque and morbid, Maud is something of an eccentric who likely scandalized the stodgy townsfolk in New Wye. During Hazel’s teenage years, Maud’s health deteriorates, she loses her ability to speak, and she dies in an institution. After her death, a poltergeist appears in the Shade home, and while it might be Aunt Maud haunting them from beyond the grave, the novel implies that the phenomena are actually caused by Hazel processing her grief.

Aunt Maud Quotes in Pale Fire

The Pale Fire quotes below are all either spoken by Aunt Maud or refer to Aunt Maud. 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:
Identity, Delusion, and Loneliness Theme Icon
).
Commentary: Lines 230-348 Quotes

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Related Characters: Hazel Shade, Aunt Maud
Related Symbols: Birds and Butterflies
Page Number: 188
Explanation and Analysis:
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Aunt Maud Quotes in Pale Fire

The Pale Fire quotes below are all either spoken by Aunt Maud or refer to Aunt Maud. 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:
Identity, Delusion, and Loneliness Theme Icon
).
Commentary: Lines 230-348 Quotes

pada ata lane pad not ogo old wart alan ther tale feur far rant lant tal told

Related Characters: Hazel Shade, Aunt Maud
Related Symbols: Birds and Butterflies
Page Number: 188
Explanation and Analysis: