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Characters in The Lovely Bones (Susie Salmon Susie Salmon (Ruth (She…
Characters in The Lovely Bones
Susie Salmon
Main character and narrator
14 years old
She is murdered and raped at the beginning of the novel by her neighbour, George Harvey
Very interested in science, this led her to her curiosity in Mr. Harvey's underground hole
A lot of her story is written about the pain her family experiences after her death
High school is a big deal for her, so when she enters her heaven all the building look like suburban high schools
She is obsessed and very interesting in design and structure
She enjoys taking photographs, this is revealed when she takes a photo of her mother and catches her off guard, this is when Susie sees a side of her mother that she has never seen before
In heaven, Susie grieves her own death instead of enjoying the happiness of heaven. She continuously watches her family and how they struggle to deal with her death, and this makes Susie feel bad
Susie isn't yet able to let go of earth, and until she learns to let go of earth, she will not be able to go to her other heaven where nothing but joy exists
Ruth
She is touched by Susie when Susie leaves earth and this changes her life forever
Becomes obsessed with Susie
She becomes friend with Ray after Susie dies
Ray Singh
Susie's first crush, kiss, and love
He is suspected as Susie's killer because of the love note he wrote
Mr Harvey
He kills and murders Susie Salmon
Rapist and murderer
Puts Susie's body in a sinkhole and collapses the hole in order to get rid of the murder scene and any evidence of the crime
He tries to blend in with the rest of the neighbourhood after Susie's death by giving his condolences to the Salmon family
He murdered many other sound girls as well, Susie surely was not the first
He keeps a belonging from each of the girls he rapes/murders
Also killed his wife
He is not suspicious towards the police whatsoever, this is because he has experience with getting away with rape/murder
36 years old
Neighbours with the Salmon family
His father was abusive which leads him to his abusive character as well
His knowledge of building was passed along from his father
Jack Salmon
Susie's father
He knows the truth of Susie's murder but struggles to prove it to Len
He does everything he can to get revenge on Mr. Harvey for taking his little girl away
He tries to attack him in the cornfield but instead attacks Clarissa
Does not know about Abigail's affair with Len
Like the rest of the family, he is greatly affected by Susie's death
Unlike Abigail, he tries to keep the family together during this extremely difficult time
He shares many memories with Susie, such as building ships in bottles with her
Abigail Salmon
Susie's mother
Susie learns photographing from her mother
She struggles after Susie's death, her family is just not the same for her anymore
She has an affair with Len
She always seems to be on his side and they make-out while Jack is having surgery at the hospital
Detective Len
Fails to solve the crime of Susie's death
Does not find Harvey guilty
His wife dies from suicide
He has a secret relationship with Abigail, this is a distraction for him during the murder investigation
Grandma Lynn
Abigail's mother
Comes to rescue after Susie's death
Without her things would have been much harder for the family
Very fashion conscious lady
Lindsey Salmon
Susie's sister
13 years old
She reminds others of Susie after her death because of their resemblance
She is a genius, she attends a special camp just for gifted people
She breaks into Mr. Harvey's house to find any clues she can, she thinks her father asked her to
She has a sexual relationship with Samuel Heckler, a relationship in which Susie cannot relate to
Buckley Salmon
Susie's brother
The truth of Susie's death is hidden from him for awhile because of how young he is
