el " ▁Smith : ▁First - person ▁narr ator , ▁a ▁young ▁bis ex ual ▁writer , ▁who ▁has ▁returned ▁to ▁her ▁home ▁town ▁to ▁figure ▁out ▁her ▁next ▁step ▁in ▁life . ▁J uts ▁is ▁her ▁adopted ▁mother . ▁ ▁Louise ▁" W he e zie " ▁and ▁Julia ▁" J uts " ▁Hun sen me ir : ▁B old ly ▁ecc ent ric ▁sister s . ▁Whe e zie ▁and ▁J uts ▁spend ▁their ▁whole ▁lives ▁in ▁R unn ym ede , ▁deeply ▁devoted ▁to ▁each ▁other , ▁though ▁constantly ▁b ick ering ▁and ▁holding ▁grud ges . ▁ ▁Cel este ▁Ch alf onte : ▁Head strong ▁and ▁arist ocr atic , ▁Cel este ▁is ▁the ▁w itt y ▁intellectual ▁les bian ▁he ir ess , ▁living ▁with ▁her ▁beautiful ▁young ▁lo ver ▁Ram elle ▁in ▁her ▁m ansion ▁on ▁the ▁hill . ▁▁ ▁C ora ▁Hun sen me ir : ▁Mother ▁of ▁Whe e zie ▁and ▁J uts , ▁and ▁lif el ong ▁friend ▁and ▁servant ▁of ▁Cel este . ▁ ▁F ann ie ▁J ump ▁Cre ight on : ▁High ly ▁sexual ▁and ▁alco hol ▁lov ing ▁southern ▁belle , ▁who ▁runs ▁a ▁spe ake asy ▁in ▁her ▁home . ▁▁ ▁Ram elle ▁Bow man : ▁Cel este ' s ▁long ▁term ▁partner . ▁Has ▁a ▁child ▁with ▁Cel este ' s ▁brother , ▁Curt is . ▁ ▁The ▁R unn ym ede ▁series ▁▁▁ ▁Six ▁of ▁One ▁( 1 9 7 8 ), ▁Har per ▁& ▁Row ▁