Anita Moody Character Analysis in Son of a Trickster

Anita is Jared’s maternal grandmother and Maggie’s mother. When Jared is growing up, Anita hates him because she suspects that he is Wee’git’s son—and Wee’git has caused her family a lot of trouble over the years. Later, Jared learns that Anita grew up with nuns who taught her that everything Native was evil. Additionally, when Anita got tuberculosis as a girl, she was put in a sanatorium and nearly died. At the end of the book, Jared reconnects with Anita, acknowledging that she is tough and admitting that he intends on staying away from Wee’git. In response, Anita apologizes for the way she treated Jared as a boy.

Anita Moody Character Timeline in Son of a Trickster

The timeline below shows where the character Anita Moody appears in Son of a Trickster. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Jared’s maternal grandmother, Anita Moody, has never liked him. Once, when Jared was growing up and his parents left... (full context)

...old, when his mom and dad decide to move to Kitimat. As they finish packing, Anita arrives and stands in front of the moving truck. She warns that Jared is a... (full context)

As the movie starts, Jared tells Nana Sophia that Anita thinks he’s related to Wee’git. Nana Sophia assures Jared that she had a DNA test... (full context)

After the visit, Jared writes to Anita that Nana Sophia did a test, and that Phil is his dad—he isn’t a Trickster.... (full context)

When Jared reminds his mom that Anita doesn’t like him, Jared’s mom says that Anita was messed up by nuns who thought... (full context)

Meanwhile, Jared’s mom explains that she’s turning into her mother, Anita. When Anita was little, she got tuberculosis, and the nuns Anita lived with sent her... (full context)

...stuffed him in a trunk, and pushed it into the ocean because he messed with Anita and then with her. But, she says, it’s impossible to kill Tricksters; you can only... (full context)

Jared writes to Anita Moody, saying that his mom told him about Anita’s time in a sanatorium, and he... (full context)

Jared gets a letter back from Anita Moody, who writes that she was happy to get his letter and that he’s welcome... (full context)