Hildegarde Nolan

Hildegarde Nolan is the youngest daughter of Patrick Nolan and Elsa Nolan. She has an older sister Trudy Nolan.

Characterization (book)
Hildegarde Nolan is the youngest daughter of Patrick Nolan and Elsa Nolan and has an older sister, Trudy Nolan. Her father's brother, Michael Nolan, was supposed to come over with his family to America. Michael and his wife Margaret's baby boy, Joseph Nolan, had the pandemic. Margaret and her daughter Rose Nolan, Maureen Nolan, and Bridget Nolan arrived at their house, when Patrick's Scandanavian looking wife answered the door not knowing about them. Patrick realized that was his brother's family and apparently Michael Nolan sent them a letter explaining everything that they never got. Elsa and Michael bickered about this until they let them in. The protagonist, Rose Nolan was 16 and her sister Maureen was 12. Hildegarde's older sister Trudy was older than Rose and Hildegarde was in between Rose and Maureen. Rose and Trudy disliked each other and Maureen didn't like Hildegarde. All three Sweedish decending girls especially Elsa and Trudy didn't like Ma, Maureen, or Rose living with them. Elsa and Trudy saw them as filthy and poor. Rose's mother Margaret fought with Elsa and her daughters once she found out they and Patrick go to a Protestant church, because Rose's familiy's Irish and Catholic. Margaret's mother was a seamstress in Ireland. Elsa and Patrick (mainly Elsa) decided if Rose's family would live here they'd have to pay rent. Rose got a job making paper flowers and putting them on plastic stems by hundreds. Rose's boss wass named Mr. Moscovitz. Rose asked Mr. Moscovitz if her little sister Maureen could help create them and he stated she's not old enough to work. Rose convinced Mr. Moscovitz if she could take more flowers home for her unemployed mother and Maureen to create and bring them back in the morning. Maureen ended up working late shifts and walking home. Trudy yelled at her calling her a little harlot. Elsa and Trudy eventually have had it when Trudy's boyfriend had an interest in Rose. Trudy was devastated. Elsa convinced Patrick to give his side of the family and handful of money and to kick them out. Margaret Nolan had enough with this country and wanted the family to sail back to Ireland. Rose who was still in love with New York and America argued with her and Rose was so stubborn she finally convinced her mother that her and Maureen are going to fight for their new life.

Character Profile

Name: Hildegarde Nolan

Gender: Female

Age: 13-15?

Nationality: Irish American, Scandanavian, Sweedish, German, Norwegian?}American

Family: Nolan

Relatives: Patrick Nolan (father), Elsa Nolan (mother), Trudy Nolan (sister), Michael Nolan (paternal uncle), Margaret Nolan (paternal non-biological aunt), Rose Nolan (paternal cousin), Maureen Nolan (paternal cousin), Bridget Nolan (paternal cousin), Joseph Nolan (deceased paternal cousin)

Friends: N/A

Enemies: Maureen Nolan, Rose Nolan, Margaret Nolan

Residence: New York City, New York, The United States of America