Alasdair Gray
Although this is a work of fiction, the actual author, Alasdair Gray, paints himself into the mix. Acting as the editor of the following works in Poor Things, he claims to have no responsibility for what was written. He is simply a helper for Archibald McCandless, who has written an autobiography and whose works are the main focus of the novel.
Archibald McCandless
Archibald is a self-centered health officer, who published an autobiography about his life in the office and at home. Wife of proclaimed feminist Bella Baxter, he tries to show the public that he is still in charge of his misbehaving wife in his new autobiography. Bella gets quite upset with his writing, and it only makes her push her beliefs further over the edge. Although much of what Archibald wrote in his autobiography is false, the public accepts it as fact.
Bella Baxter
Bella Baxter is known well for what she does well - being a feminist. Although she lives in the Victorian Era, she fights for her rights a little bit too hard. Alasdair Gray (the non-fictional one) makes a point of making her feminism over the top, without criticizing it. After her husband published his autobiography, the town becomes uncertain about her, and whether or not she can continue to be trusted.
