Leslie Character Analysis in A Little Life

Leslie is Ana’s girlfriend. After Ana’s death, Leslie tried to stay in touch with Jude, sending him a Christmas card his first year at college. But the card was Jude’s last remaining physical connection to Ana, and Jude was so determined to leave his painful past behind him and reinvent himself that he threw away the card and lost touch with Leslie.

Leslie Character Timeline in A Little Life

The timeline below shows where the character Leslie appears in A Little Life. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...college. He remembers sitting on the porch in Ana’s backyard, eating banana bread Ana’s girlfriend Leslie had made. Ana’s face was the first face he saw when he woke up in... (full context)

...Jude can’t. By June, Ana is bedridden and hospitalized. One day, she tells him that Leslie will take him shopping for the things he’ll need for school. She promises him that... (full context)

...Jude to leave for college, the dormitory gives him money to pay for school supplies. Leslie takes him shopping. Jude’s grief for Ana is so painful that he sometimes thinks it... (full context)

...wears long sleeves or doesn’t like to be touched. Jude receives a Christmas letter from Leslie that first year. It’s his last connection to Ana, but he throws it out, determined... (full context)