The Sentence
The SentenceLouise Erdrich
Characters in The Sentence
4 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Tookie
A strong though vulnerable Ojibwe woman who, after serving an outrageously long prison sentence, finds work at an independent bookstore and must confront a haunting ghost and her past.
Antagonists
Flora
The store's most persistent customer whose ghost returns on All Soul's Day to haunt the bookstore, particularly Tookie, after her sudden death.
Supporting characters
Pollux
The tribal police officer who arrested Tookie years ago, he is now in love with her and proposes marriage, forcing them to overcome past betrayal.
Asema
A fellow Ojibwe bookseller who joins Tookie in investigating the mystery of Flora's haunting, leading to a shocking personal discovery.