The Vegetarian
The VegetarianHan Kang
Characters in The Vegetarian
11 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Yeong-hye
A woman whose quiet decision to stop eating meat spirals into a total withdrawal from human life and appetite itself.
Yonghye
Supporting characters
In-hye
Yeong-hye's older sister, a successful businesswoman who becomes her reluctant carer and narrates the novel's final part.
Mr. Cheong
Yeong-hye's conventional, self-absorbed husband, who narrates the novel's first part.
Kim Yeong-hye
Kim In-hye
Yeong-ho
Ji-woo
Hee-joo