Mrs. Finney Character Analysis in Walk Two Moons

Mrs. Finney is Mary Lou’s mother. She works outside the home and seems to enjoy her rambunctious and chaotic family. Sal observes that Mrs. and Mr. Finney seem very in love. They remind her of how Momma and Dad used to be, and she wonders if Momma wanted a large family like the Finneys’.

Mrs. Finney Quotes in Walk Two Moons

The Walk Two Moons quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Finney or refer to Mrs. Finney. 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:

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All through dinner, I kept thinking of Bybanks, and what it was like when we went to my grandparents’ house for dinner. There were always tons of people—relatives and neighbors—and lots of confusion. It was a friendly sort of confusion, and it was like that at the Finneys’ […] Maybe this is what my mother had wanted, I thought. A house full of children and confusion.

Related Characters: Salamanca “Sal” Tree Hiddle (speaker), Momma/Chanhassen “Sugar” Hiddle, Phoebe Winterbottom, Ben Finney, Mary Lou Finney, Mr. Finney, Mrs. Finney

Page Number and Citation: 150

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Mrs. Finney Character Timeline in Walk Two Moons

The timeline below shows where the character Mrs. Finney appears in Walk Two Moons. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

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...around and interrupting everyone. Mr. Finney is reading, fully clothed, in the empty bathtub, while Mrs. Finney is lying on the garage roof. Eventually, Mr. Finney gets out of the tub and... (full context)

...parents were both there (Dad was not). Phoebe’s parents watched the events, while Mr. and Mrs. Finney participated. Phoebe told Sal she thought Mary Lou was probably embarrassed, but secretly, Sal thought... (full context)

...is cooking with four-year-old Tommy’s help. Phoebe whispers that she’s not “optimistic” about this meal. Mrs. Finney comes home at about 6:00 p.m., and the boys argue about who gets to tell... (full context)

Phoebe tells Mrs. Finney she can’t eat the chicken, and she insists Mr. Finney shouldn’t either—men have to be... (full context)

Finally, Mrs. Finney asks Phoebe what she eats. Phoebe says Mrs. Winterbottom makes low-calorie, cholesterol-free vegetarian meals, and... (full context)

...out and touch Ben’s face. Instead, she goes inside, and from the window, she watches Mrs. Finney climb onto the garage roof. Mr. Finney joins her a few minutes later. They lie... (full context)