Who is Cecelia and Roy Overhold from Jayber Crow: A Novel and what is their importance? Jayber_Crow English & Literature Cecelia and Roy Overhold | Jayber Crow: A Novel

Cecelia Overhold represents many things in Jayber's story but stands out as the one person who clearly does not like him. Cecelia is from Hargraves, and she feels quite superior to the people in Port William. She is disappointed in her husband Roy, whom she has not been able to mold to her liking, and who has not changed from who he was when she married him. Roy is a beaten, unhappy man, but Cecelia is all he has. The community is aware of their marital problems and sympathizes with Roy. Roy is a simple man who likes to drink and is a down-home, quiet type. Cecelia, who places herself as a pillar of the church, sees herself as a frustrated socialite, and refers often to her sister in California who, apparently, leads a glamorous and much better life.