Who is Ottaline from Close Range: Wyoming Stories and what is their importance? Close_Range:_Wyoming_Stories English & Literature Ottaline | Close Range: Wyoming Stories

Ottaline is a large, powerful woman who lives with her parents on their ranch. Ottaline is deeply lonely, afraid she will never find a man to love her. Ottaline blames herself for her shortcomings, convinced that if she could lose weight she might be able to find love. Despite the fact that Ottaline's mother attempts to convince her to believe in herself and accept who she is, Ottaline attempts to lose weight. During this halfhearted attempt, Ottaline finds a tractor she believes is in love with her. The reader wonders, just as Ottaline does, if she is going insane.