Hoopvol
Characters
English Character
Summaries
Taneil Thompson
, Taneil Thompson
Hoopvol
Characters
**Please note that any writing that is in italics is a character or
characteristic of the character that we are only exposed to in Part 2 of the
book**
1. Nathalie
-worker at Rose and Crown (manager and receptionist)
-interested in art
-naïve, still has hope for a future
-freckles on her face, long brown hair, long nose, small face
2. Nathalie’s Parents
-managed the plumbing business in Hoopvol
-died when Nathalie was 13 in Oudtshoorn Road
-buried under one gravestone
3. Tannie Lettie
-owner of Rose and Crown
-drinks Brandy and coke
-big body, swollen ankles are a sign of bad circulation
4. Laetitia
-mayor
-drinks wine
-narrow shoulders
-rough face and black framed glasses
-First black student in Hoopvol’s white schools
-in love with pastor
-rich; black Mercedes, Armani sunglasses, high heels from New York, Jakkie
Mulder.
-“Queen of Sheba”
-father was a painter
-mother worked in the Rose and Crown kitchen
-in love with Pastoor Chalmers
SAHETI School, 2019
Characters
English Character
Summaries
Taneil Thompson
, Taneil Thompson
Hoopvol
Characters
**Please note that any writing that is in italics is a character or
characteristic of the character that we are only exposed to in Part 2 of the
book**
1. Nathalie
-worker at Rose and Crown (manager and receptionist)
-interested in art
-naïve, still has hope for a future
-freckles on her face, long brown hair, long nose, small face
2. Nathalie’s Parents
-managed the plumbing business in Hoopvol
-died when Nathalie was 13 in Oudtshoorn Road
-buried under one gravestone
3. Tannie Lettie
-owner of Rose and Crown
-drinks Brandy and coke
-big body, swollen ankles are a sign of bad circulation
4. Laetitia
-mayor
-drinks wine
-narrow shoulders
-rough face and black framed glasses
-First black student in Hoopvol’s white schools
-in love with pastor
-rich; black Mercedes, Armani sunglasses, high heels from New York, Jakkie
Mulder.
-“Queen of Sheba”
-father was a painter
-mother worked in the Rose and Crown kitchen
-in love with Pastoor Chalmers
SAHETI School, 2019
