Lucy Wentworth Character Analysis in Cloudstreet

Lucy Wentworth is the daughter of one of Quick Lamb’s employers, during the period when Quick lives on his own as a kangaroo hunter. Lucy immediately flirts with Quick and gropes him as he recovers from his injuries in the Wentworth farmhouse. Through her seduction, she marks Quick’s entry into a more adult world, and she gives him his first romantic and sexual experiences. However, their relationship (which is mostly physical) is short-lived, as they ultimately don't have much in common. Years later, when Quick encounters Lucy again at her new florist shop in Perth, he’s grateful that she doesn't recognize him.

Lucy Wentworth Character Timeline in Cloudstreet

The timeline below shows where the character Lucy Wentworth appears in Cloudstreet. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...be alive all the same. The next time he wakes up, he sees Wentworth’s daughter Lucy tending to his aching body by rubbing it with goanna oil. She flirts with him... (full context)

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...protecting people’s crops, missing his dog but earning good money. He also continues to see Lucy Wentworth, though their relationship is mostly sexual and Quick doesn’t think about her much during... (full context)

Quick drives Lucy around the countryside in his truck with no particular destination in mind. The two of... (full context)

It isn’t long before the entire town is buzzing with gossip about what Quick and Lucy were apparently caught doing. Pleased with herself, Lucy begins negotiating for her florist’s shop first... (full context)

...quietly wonders what he really believes. Quick has a brief encounter with his old girlfriend Lucy Wentworth as he visits her florist shop to buy flowers for Rose’s birthday. He feels... (full context)