Who is Christine from The Dog of the South and what is their importance? The_Dog_of_the_South English & Literature Christine | The Dog of the South

Christine is an artist, originally from Arizona, and a widow whose current fiance has died. There is no explanation given for her current placement in Belize, other than she is convinced that her fiance was murdered by the government and that perhaps she fears she may be next. She and her son Victor plant themselves at the Unity Tabernacle and she eventually decides to stay on, to assist Nel and Melba with the tabernacle's purposes. It is insinuated that she and Father Jack, the pastor of another church, may have a romantic relationship.