Mrs. Floyd Character Analysis

The owner of the boarding house where Mattie stays while she’s in Fort Smith. Mrs. Floyd knows all about the death of Mattie’s father, since Frank and Tom Chaney were staying in her boarding house at the time of the murder. Much to Mattie’s dismay, Mrs. Floyd often speaks about the matter in front of the other boarders, despite the fact that Mattie would rather keep such details private. Mrs. Floyd also takes certain liberties because Mattie is a child, ultimately making her share a bed with an old woman named Grandma Turner even though Mattie is paying for her own room. Still, Mrs. Floyd is a kind woman who helps nurse Mattie back to health when she falls ill.