We need to talk about Kevin
We need to talk about KevinLionel Shriver
Characters in We need to talk about Kevin
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Eva Khatchadourian
The novel's narrator, a former travel writer who writes a series of letters to her estranged husband reflecting on her own ambivalence toward motherhood.
Antagonists
Kevin Khatchadourian
Eva and Franklin's son, a withdrawn and manipulative teenager whose difficult upbringing and eventual actions form the center of Eva's account.
Supporting characters
Franklin Plaskett
Eva's husband and Kevin's father, an optimistic, conventionally minded American whose view of their son clashes with Eva's own doubts.
Celia Khatchadourian
Eva and Franklin's younger daughter, a gentle and sensitive child whose contrast with her brother Kevin sharpens the family's tensions.
Mary Woolford
A local mother who confronts Kevin's parents about his troubling behavior in the years before the shooting, and later pursues legal action against Eva.