She is Darling's aunt who lived in Zimbabwe and moved to America when Darling was young. MotherLoveĪ woman who lives in Paradise and supplies the villagers with alcohol, she sings beautifully and is brought to tears when she finds the female children trying to get rid of Chipo's stomach with a coat hanger. He asks congregants to pay large sums of money as a sacrifice. The leader of Mother of Bones's church, which meets on the mountain Fambeki, he often preaches loudly and for a long time. He returns to Paradise from South Africa when he has become too sick to work, and Darling must take care of him. Fatherĭarling's father leaves for South Africa shortly after leaving their home and moving to Paradise. She has an affair while Darling's father is in South Africa, sleeping with the man in the same bed where Darling pretends to sleep. Motherĭarling's mother is an infrequently seen character as she spends most of her time selling things at the border. Mother of Bones is a very strict and religious woman who makes Darling go to church services on Fambeki and fasts to try to cure Father's sickness. Mother of Bones takes care of Darling for a majority of her childhood in Paradise, while her father works in South Africa and her mother sells things. He is one of Darling's young friends in Paradise. One of Darling's young friends in Paradise, she often plays a maternal role in the group. He is one of Darling's young friends in Paradise who often tries to act brave and manly. Chipo is generally a reserved girl, but she yells at Darling over the phone for abandoning Zimbabwe. After Darling leaves for America, Chipo has her baby and names it Darling as well. Her grandfather raped her and got her pregnant, causing her to go mute in the beginning of the story. She is one of Darling's young friends in Paradise.
She spends the first half of the book as a child in Paradise, playing games and stealing guavas with her friends, and in the second half of the book moves to America to live with her Aunt Fostalina.
The main character and narrator of We Need New Names, Darling is a young girl who once lived a fairly comfortable life in Zimbabwe but, along with her family and much of her community, must move to a shanty town called Paradise following political unrest. Buy Study Guide Darling Nonkululeko Nkala
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