# Zena Pepperleigh — Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town character guide

> Zena Pepperleigh in Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Zena, Zena Pepperleigh

**First appearance:** 0001-sunshine-sketches-of-a-little-town

## Snapshot

The spirited daughter of Judge Pepperleigh and the romantic interest of Peter Pupkin.

## Who they are

Zena sits on the judge's piazza reading novels, dreaming of armoured knights and Algerian corsairs, and half-unconsciously collecting suitors. She is beautiful, bookish, and given to a sweet resignation that drives Pupkin to distraction. Her taste for poetry and romance sets the terms of the town's courtship rituals, and her choices shape the young men who orbit her.

## In the story

### [IV: The Ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Drone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sunshine_sketches_of_a_little_town_se/chapters/iv-the-ministrations-of-the-rev-mr-drone)

The judge's daughter, met by Pupkin during the letter-writing campaign; their handwriting is noted to be alike.

### [VII: The Extraordinary Entanglement of Mr. Pupkin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sunshine_sketches_of_a_little_town_se/chapters/vii-the-extraordinary-entanglement-of-mr-pupkin)

The judge's daughter, courted by Pupkin; she shows affection for her father by calling him 'Daddy' even in company.

### [VIII: The Foreordained Attachment of Zena Pepperleigh and Peter Pupkin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sunshine_sketches_of_a_little_town_se/chapters/viii-the-foreordained-attachment-of-zena-pepperleigh-and-peter-pupkin)

Dreams of heroes and romance; initially unaware of Pupkin's feelings but shares a foreordained connection with him.

### [The Mariposa Bank Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sunshine_sketches_of_a_little_town_se/chapters/ix-the-mariposa-bank-mystery)

Pupkin's love interest; dances with a visiting university student at the Firemen's Ball, prompting Pupkin's despair; later enjoys ice cream with Pupkin on the verandah.

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