The Accidental Tourist | Characters
The same eccentric, quirky characters that appear in all Anne Tyler's works also appear in The Accidental Tourist. From Macon Leary's sister, Rose, who alphabetizes her kitchen, placing allspice next to ant poison, to Muriel Pritchett, who faces down robbers and Dobermans in her stiletto heels and shiny eye shadow, the novel is filled with memorable, endearing characters. Even Edward, the dog, has a distinctive personality as he reacts to disruption in his life with the anger and violence Macon would never consider.
Macon Leary is like his logo, a winged armchair, in that he...
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Macon's siblings (Rose, Charles, and Porter) are much like Macon--they...
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I don't think the story is a commentary about modern marriage as much as...
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'Love is what it's all about', is this what TAT tells its readers about...
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The ending certainly gives us the idea that Macon and Muriel will get...
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Did Macon end up happily ever after with Muriel?
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