Family, People, and Places Associated with Thomas Wolfe & Their Fictional Counterparts
Look Homeward, Angel & Of Time and the River
| Actual Names | Fictional Names |
|---|---|
| W. O. Wolfe | W. O. Gant |
| Julia Wolfe | Eliza Gant |
| Effie Wolfe | Daisy Gant |
| Frank Wolfe | Steve Gant |
| Mabel Wolfe | Helen Gant |
| Grover Wolfe | Grover Gant |
| Ben Wolfe | Ben Gant |
| Fred Wolfe | Luke Gant |
| Thomas Wolfe | Eugene Gant |
| Margaret Roberts | Margaret Leonard |
| Asheville, N.C. | Altamont |
| Woodfin Street | Woodson Street |
| Old Kentucky Home | Dixieland |
| Chapel Hill, N.C. | Pulpit Hill |
| Professor Baker | Professor Hatcher |
The Web and the Rock & You Can't Go Home Again
| Actual Names | Fictional Names |
|---|---|
| Thomas Wolfe | George "Monk" Webber |
| Aline Bernstein | Esther Jack |
| Maxwell Perkins | Foxhall Edwards |
| Charles Scribner's Sons | James Rodney & Co. |
| Asheville, N.C. | Libya Hill |
| Look Homeward, Angel | Home to Our Mountains |
Thomas Wolfe and his Mother Julia. On the porch of the Old Kentucky Home — one of the last images taken before the author's death in 1938. Courtesy NCDAH