Who is The Author's Father, Alison, Minnie, Victor, Lucky, Jessica from Stop-time and what is their importance? Stop-time English & Literature "The Author's Father

These members of the author's family, both biological and step, play glimpsed but nevertheless important roles in the narrative. The author's father is portrayed as mentally unwell but perhaps a source of the author's restless search for independence, while Alison, the author's full sister, is initially portrayed as strong and responsible, but eventually as deteriorating into the same sort of mental illness as her father. Minnie is the author's grandmother, also portrayed as being mentally unwell. Victor is Jean's brother and Lucky is Victor's son, making them the author's step-uncle and step-cousin, respectively. Victor is an intimidating and volatile but distant presence in the author's life, while Lucky leads the author into his first experience of sex. Finally, Jessica is the author's half sister, born to Dagmar with Lucky as her father. She isn't portrayed as a character so much as an influence, an idealized trigger for what seems to be the author's first experience of genuine, compassionate love.