Character Relationship Map: Pearl

Characters

• Pearl (played by Mia Goth) — protagonist

  1918 farm girl with repressed rage who becomes a ruthless serial killer.

• Projectionist (played by David Corenswet) — protagonist

  Theater employee who helps Pearl escape her isolated farm life.

• Ruth (played by Tandi Wright) — supporting

  Pearl's strict, controlling mother who enforces farm isolation.

• Father (played by Matthew Sunderland) — supporting

  Pearl's paralyzed husband, dependent on her care and a victim.

• Mitsy (played by Emma Jenkins-Purro) — supporting

  Pearl's friend and aspiring chorus girl sharing her dreams.

• Howard (played by Alistair Sewell) — supporting

  Pearl's husband serving in WWI, appears briefly in flashbacks.

Key Relationships

• Ruth → Father (Family Wife)
• Pearl → Mitsy (Family Sister-in-law)
• Pearl → Projectionist (Romantic Lover)
• Pearl → Howard (Family Wife)
• Pearl → Father (Family Daughter)
• Pearl → Ruth (Family Mother)

Story Analysis

A repressed farm girl's desperate quest for stardom descends into a brutal massacre.

Plot Progression

1. Isolation and Repression
2. Dreams and Desperation
3. The Slaughter
4. Rejection and Atonement