Let’s see if I can stump you with this month’s Thread Mystery Character. Here are your clues:
When this character appeared in the years after a calamitous war, they challenged perceptions of proper behavior and comportment.
In fact, this character’s physical description — ”tall, thin … with sharp gray eyes” and the character’s daring free spiritedness is said to have borne a striking resemblance to the author!
Of all of the beloved members of this fictional family, this character stands out for their aspiration of a different kind of life — one that’s original and imaginative. In fact this character promises their siblings that some day they will “astonish you all.”
It is said that when the author was creating the story of this family, they believed they’d missed the mark, not realizing that this story would still be read and cherished today.
Which is why this character has made the leap from the page to the screen so many times.
Do you know who this character and the author that created them is? When you have a guess, email me at
kmiller@mpr.org.
— Kerri Miller
