The Adoration of Jenna Fox Character Analysis

Jenna Fox

Jenna Fox, daughter to Claire and Matthew Fox, granddaughter to Claire’s mother Lily, is an only child born after her parents took “extra measures” in the aftermath of two miscarriages. Jenna’s parents adore… read analysis of Jenna Fox

Jenna’s Mother/Claire Fox

Claire Fox, mother to Jenna Fox, wife to Matthew Fox, and daughter to Lily, is a former specialist in restoring Boston brownstones who gives up her job and moves to California after… read analysis of Jenna’s Mother/Claire Fox

Jenna’s Father/Matthew Fox

Matthew Fox, father to Jenna Fox and husband to Claire Fox, is a doctor and medical researcher who met his wife Claire through her mother Lily, who was chief of internal medicine when… read analysis of Jenna’s Father/Matthew Fox

Lily

Lily, grandmother to Jenna Fox and mother to Claire Fox, is the former “chief of internal medicine at Boston University Hospital.” Her husband, Jenna’s grandfather, died in the Aureus epidemic, an antibiotic-resistant infection that… read analysis of Lily

Ethan

A handsome, black-haired teenage boy, Ethan attends the village charter school at which Jenna Fox enrolls after moving to California. He also does community service at a nearby historical Catholic mission with Jenna as part… read analysis of Ethan

Mr. Bender

Mr. Bender is Jenna Fox ’s closest neighbor when she and her mother Claire move to California after Jenna’s car accident. He befriends Jenna when she walks across their property lines to say hello to… read analysis of Mr. Bender

Allys

Allys is a classmate of Jenna Fox’s at the tiny village charter school Jenna starts attending in California. In the novel’s science-fictional near future, most infections are now antibiotic-resistant due to antibiotic overuse. When… read analysis of Allys

Kara

Like Locke, Kara was a friend of Jenna Fox’s when Jenna lived in Boston. Kara died in the car accident that nearly killed Jenna. While Kara and Locke were dying, Jenna’s father Matthew… read analysis of Kara

Locke

Like Kara, Locke was a friend of Jenna Fox’s when Jenna lived in Boston. Locke died in the car accident that nearly killed Jenna. While Locke and Kara were dying, Jenna’s father Matthew… read analysis of Locke

Dane

Dane, a handsome boy with white-blond hair, is Jenna Fox’s neighbor in California and her classmate at the village charter school near their houses. Possibly a psychopath, Dane displays limited emotions, bullies others, and… read analysis of Dane

Minor Characters

Gabriel

Gabriel is a short, skinny, shy student at the village charter school Jenna Fox attends.

Dr. Rae

Dr. Rae, a 48-year-old woman who moved from Ohio to California as a teenager, is the primary teacher at the village charter school in California that Jenna Fox attends along with Ethan, Allys, Dane, and Gabriel.

Mitch

A woman with bright orange hair, Mitch is the facilitator at the village charter school in California that Jenna Fox attends along with Ethan, Allys, Dane, and Gabriel.

Father Rico

Father Rico is a Catholic priest at the mission near Jenna Fox ’s home in California. He’s a long-time collaborator of Jenna’s grandmother Lily, as they are both members of the World Seed Preservation Organization, a group trying to preserve non-genetically-engineered plant species from cross-pollination with GMOs.