Hoot

by

Carl Hiaasen

Miss Hennepin Character Analysis

Miss Hennepin is the vice principal at Trace Middle School. A stern woman, Miss Hennepin is nevertheless difficult for Roy to take seriously, due to a long hair growing on her upper lip that changes color nearly every time Roy sees her. Mr. Eberhardt and Mrs. Eberhardt, meanwhile, take issue with Miss Hennepin for what they see as her cowardice: she refuses to punish Dana for choking Roy, despite having proof Dana did so, for fear that Dana’s parents would sue the school. At the end of the novel, Roy is amused to hear that Miss Hennepin told reporters she encouraged kids to protest in support of the burrowing owls—from Roy’s experiences with her, Miss Hennepin would never do such a thing.

Miss Hennepin Quotes in Hoot

The Hoot quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Hennepin or refer to Miss Hennepin. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Conservation and the Natural World Theme Icon
).
Chapter 2 Quotes

“Matherson is the menace! He hassles all the smaller kids on the bus.”

“Nobody else has complained.”

“Because they’re scared of him,” Roy said. Which was also why none of the other kids had backed up his story. Nobody wanted to nark on Dana and have to face him the next day on the bus.

Related Characters: Roy Eberhardt (speaker), Miss Hennepin (speaker), Dana Matherson
Page Number: 19
Explanation and Analysis:
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Miss Hennepin Quotes in Hoot

The Hoot quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Hennepin or refer to Miss Hennepin. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Conservation and the Natural World Theme Icon
).
Chapter 2 Quotes

“Matherson is the menace! He hassles all the smaller kids on the bus.”

“Nobody else has complained.”

“Because they’re scared of him,” Roy said. Which was also why none of the other kids had backed up his story. Nobody wanted to nark on Dana and have to face him the next day on the bus.

Related Characters: Roy Eberhardt (speaker), Miss Hennepin (speaker), Dana Matherson
Page Number: 19
Explanation and Analysis: