Strong Horse Tea, by Alice Walker and The Suicides of Private Greaves, by James Moffett :: Strong Horse Tea Suicides of Private Greaves

Characterization in Strong Horse Tea, by Alice Walker and TheSuicides of nonpublic Greaves, by James MoffettCharacterization is the change that occurs in a character throughoutthe storey. The change understructure be either a physical adept or an emotionalone. In the stories Strong Horse Tea, by Alice Walker and TheSuicides of Private Greaves, by James Moffett, the characters involvedgo through changes that effect twain stories ending. Characterizationalso occurs in stories through the eyes of other characters and howthey view the main person in a report. A characters change in thestory will eventually lead to the resolution, and inevitably the end ofthe story. In Strong Horse Tea the main characters change is veryevident. Rannie Mae Toomers change in the story is apparent to thereader and audience. She (Rannie) goes through both an emotionalchange as well as a change in her beliefs (both spiritually and on howshe viewed people.) Rannie is a black woman living in Ameri ca duringits oppressive years, with her only salvation being her infant son,Snooks. Her son is very sick and in desperate need of medicine.Rannie is convinced that a blank set up will come and visit her andtake care of her son. Rannie, however, does not realize her situation,and hopes still that a doctor will come. Lawd, why dont that doctorcome on here? Rannie keeps on hoping, and not allowing Sarah, thewitch doctor to help her. Rannie believes that Sarah help will beevil, and that the white doctor will soon come. We going to have us adoctor, Rannie Toomer said fiercly, walking over to shoo a fat winter cut down from her childs forehead. I dont belive in none of that swampmagic.Rannie is unaware of who she is and how others view her. She does notrealize that the color of her skin is oppressing her. Rannie isconvinced that the mailman (her only connection to the outside world)can help her out. The mailman, however, has other views about Rannie.He sees her as an animal (Rannie Mae, leaning over him out of the rainsmelt like a wet goat. ) with suddenly no intelligence (Today hethought she looked more ignorant than usual. ) Rannie is convincedthat the mailman will get her doctor for her, but as the time passesshe comes to the realization that Sarah is her only hope. But I toldyou, Rannie Toomer said in exasperation, as if explaining something to