Dottie Rogers Character Analysis in The Bonesetter’s Daughter

Dottie Rogers is married to Lance Rogers, who rents a bungalow to LuLing when Ruth is 11. Dottie supports Ruth after Ruth mistakenly (but innocently) insinuates that Lance has raped and impregnated her. However, Dottie turns on Ruth when she learns the truth and accuses the 11-year-old of maliciously attempting to send an innocent man to jail.

Dottie Rogers Character Timeline in The Bonesetter’s Daughter

The timeline below shows where the character Dottie Rogers appears in The Bonesetter’s Daughter. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...of the larger house, to LuLing. Ruth can’t understand what Lance sees in his wife, Dottie, who is bossy and loud. She often hears Dottie nagging and accusing Lance of vague... (full context)

Ruth returns to Lance and Dottie’s at 7:00 to watch the movie. When she knocks on the door, she hears Lance... (full context)

Dottie, who is now drunk, gets up to make popcorn in the kitchen during a commercial... (full context)

Memory, Culture, and the Past Theme Icon

...tell Lance—or Wendy will tell him herself. Ruth begins to cry, fearing that Lance and Dottie will kick them out of the bungalow. Wendy ensures Ruth that Lance will love her... (full context)

...still at work. Wendy enters the Rogers’ cottage and exits five minutes later, followed by Dottie, who approaches Ruth with a stunned look on her face. Ruth breaks down, and Dottie... (full context)

Later that night, Ruth takes the garbage out hears Dottie screaming at Lance for taking advantage of defenseless young girls. Later that night, the shouting... (full context)

Dottie is horrified when Ruth explains what really happened and accuses Ruth of framing an innocent... (full context)

...nervously follows him inside the cottage. The room goes dim. Lance tells her he kicked Dottie out of the house after realizing she’d been cheating on him. Lance is friendly to... (full context)