Sherry Character Analysis in The Turning

Dan’s wife and Raelene’s best friend, Sherry is a classy, beautiful woman who charms everyone she meets. Moving into the caravan park temporarily as her home is renovated, Sherry uplifts the mood of everyone around her everywhere she goes, and she and Raelene quickly become best friends. Sherry helps Raelene care for her daughters, telling them stories, which Raelene only later realizes are biblical. Sherry and Dan are religious, but this is largely the result of Dan’s recovery from alcoholism. Sherry welcomes Raelene into her life, but as she urges her to leave the increasingly abusive Max their friendship weakens, and they drift apart.

Sherry Character Timeline in The Turning

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

...piercing. Surprised by the woman’s consideration, Raelene warms up to her quickly. Her name is Sherry, and she and her husband, Dan, are staying in the caravan park while their house... (full context)

Raelene and Sherry rapidly become good friends, and Sherry helps care for Raelene’s daughters, telling them stories. Other... (full context)

When Sherry and Dan’s house is finally ready, Raelene helps them move in. Their neat new home... (full context)

Eventually Raelene skips darts night altogether and, arriving at Sherry’s early, finds her and Dan reading the Bible together. She thinks she has finally figured... (full context)

When Raelene goes over to Sherry’s next, she is angry and erratic, taking her frustration out on them. In the midst... (full context)

One day, on a trip to Perth with Raelene and her daughters, Sherry tells her to leave Max. Raelene is shocked and refuses to entertain the thought. When... (full context)

...boats are losing money, not making it. Raelene, on the other hand, goes to see Sherry and Dan less and less after her trip to Perth. Instead, she gets into the... (full context)

...Max to return, drinking alone and reflecting, she gets a call, which she thinks—and hopes—is Sherry. In fact, it is Bob James, Max’s boss, who tells her to tell Max that... (full context)