Children of the Dust
How is Ophelia's mother, Erica, described in the novel, Children of the Dust?
Children of the Dust
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Children of the Dust
Ophelia's mother Erica, a geneticist, is not a wholly unlikable person, but she never understands the needs of a growing girl, and she never questions authority. In general she fits the stereotype of a woman scientist who neglects personal and social responsibilities to bury herself in her work.
Children of the Dust