# Linda Viola — Nostromo character guide

> Linda Viola in Nostromo by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Linda, Viola, Linda Viola

**First appearance:** 0003-nostromo

## Snapshot

The elder daughter of the Garibaldino lighthouse keeper, she loves Nostromo with a fierce, unspoken devotion that hardens into grief and jealousy.

## Who they are

Linda grows up in the shadow of her father's old revolutionary ideals and her sister Giselle's prettier, softer charm, working in the Viola household above the Sulaco harbour. Her love for Nostromo is absolute and unreturned in the way she needs, and her sharp tongue and dark eyes carry both adoration and a readiness to be wounded. She matters because her passion makes visible the human cost of Nostromo's legend, and her jealousy will shape the domestic tragedy that shadows his public triumph.

## Relationships

### [Nostromo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/characters/nostromo)

_romantic_

Linda Viola is deeply in love with Nostromo and believes they are betrothed, though Nostromo's feelings are more ambivalent.

### [Giorgio Viola](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/characters/giorgio_viola)

_family_

Giorgio Viola is Linda's father, a stern and protective patriarch who values her loyalty.

### [Giselle Viola](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/characters/giselle_viola)

_family_

Giselle and Linda are sisters, with a rivalry over Nostromo's affections creating tension between them.

### [Dr. Monygham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/characters/dr_monygham)

_friendship_

Dr. Monygham shows a protective, paternal concern for Linda Viola, warning her about Nostromo's true nature.

### [Nostromo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/characters/nostromo)

_romantic_

Linda Viola is deeply in love with Nostromo and believes they are betrothed, though Nostromo's feelings are more ambivalent.

### [Dr. Monygham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/characters/dr_monygham)

_friendship_

Dr. Monygham shows a protective, paternal concern for Linda Viola, warning her about Nostromo's true nature.

### [Nostromo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/characters/nostromo)

_romantic_

Linda Viola is deeply in love with Nostromo and believes they are betrothed, though Nostromo's feelings are more ambivalent.

### [Giorgio Viola](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/characters/giorgio_viola)

_family_

Giorgio Viola is Linda's father, a stern and protective patriarch who values her loyalty.

### [Giselle Viola](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/characters/giselle_viola)

_family_

Giselle and Linda are sisters, with a rivalry over Nostromo's affections creating tension between them.

### [Dr. Monygham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/characters/dr_monygham)

_friendship_

Dr. Monygham shows a protective, paternal concern for Linda Viola, warning her about Nostromo's true nature.

### [Giorgio Viola](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/characters/giorgio_viola)

_family_

Giorgio Viola is Linda's father, a stern and protective patriarch who values her loyalty.

### [Giselle Viola](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/characters/giselle_viola)

_family_

Giselle and Linda are sisters, with a rivalry over Nostromo's affections creating tension between them.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/chapters/iii)

Elder daughter, fourteen, crouches on the floor with her sister, described as indignant and angry.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/chapters/iv)

Present with her mother and sister during Nostromo's brief visit; raises her eyes to her mother's face.

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/chapters/iv)

Brings out a glass of water on a tray with extreme care.

### [Part III: The Lighthouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/chapters/part-iii-the-lighthouse)

Devoted to Nostromo, she tends the lighthouse and is heartbroken by his betrayal.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/chapters/xii)

Intense and passionate, she loves Nostromo and accepts his betrothal with devotion, speaking with her mother's intonation.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/chapters/xiii)

Consumed by jealousy and certainty of Nostromo's betrayal; watches him from the doorway and sits with her father after he leaves.

## Links

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