Nov 06 2008
Drusilla Alvarado in The Daybreakers by Louis L’amour
Often the female characters in Louis L’amour’s books are intentionally less interesting than the male characters. Drusilla Alvarado follows this recipe rather closely. Of course she is attractive, and of course she is put into a situation which she seems incapable of managing well.
L’amour has a unique talent for presenting women as strong and weak at the same time. In The Daybreakers Drusilla is a well educated woman in charge of running a large ranching operation as her grandfather’s health begins to fail. Despite her education and success, Tyrel Sackett has to come in and save her from her grandfather’s enemies.
In the end, she comes off a bit flat. Though she is generally likeable, she does not exhibit the same strengths that some of L’amour’s other female character’s show, such as Kate Lundy in Kiowa Trail.
