Turtle's presence touches her because Turtle reminds her of the daughter she had to leave behind. Her grave demeanor is a reflection of her sorrowful past. He enlightens Taylor about the corruption of Central American governments. He lives in Mattie's building with his wife, Esperanza. He speaks beautiful English, and his kind ways inspire romantic feelings in Micheal. Estevan - A Guatemalan refugee, he worked as an English teacher in Guatemala before he and his wife fled to the United States.Her garden of beautiful vegetables and car parts is an inspiration for Turtle, whose first word is bean and who loves all kinds of vegetables. She allows illegal immigrants to stay in her home, operating a kind of sanctuary. Mattie - The owner of Jesus Is Lord Used Tires and a mother figure for Micheal.More sensitive and more provincial than Micheal, she is nonetheless a survivor. She worries about the terrible accidents and horror stories she hears about, fearing for the safety of herself and her baby.
Her husband, Angel, has just walked out on her when the story begins, and Micheal and Turtle move in with her. Lounn Ruiz - A Kentuckian woman who settled in Tucson with her baby, Dwayne Ray.Although Micheal has spent her life avoiding pregnancy, she keeps Turtle with her. This silence, however, is due to Turtle's history: although she is only three years old, Turtle has already been physically and sexually abused.
She is so quiet and unengaged that many believe her to be dumb or retarded. She gets her name from her clinginess, which reminds Micheal of the mud turtles in Kentucky. Turtle (child of two Indians on a Cherokee reservation) - The child given to Micheal in the middle of the Cherokee nation.
Like her mother, she is proud of her Cherokee blood.
Born and raised in rural Kentucky, she leaves to escape a small life in her hometown. She is a strong, gutsy woman, and her voice is both sassy and strong.
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