# Lo — A Voice from the South character guide

> Lo in A Voice from the South by Anna Julia Cooper.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** thy, thou, thee

**First appearance:** 0003-a-voice-from-the-south

## Who they are

Archaic poetic address used in rhetorical passages.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voice_from_the_south_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_psychological_

The narrator is deeply introspective about Lo, often analyzing her as a symbol of Black womanhood and consciousness.

### [The Negro](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voice_from_the_south_se/characters/the_negro)

_social_

Lo interacts with the generalized figure of 'The Negro' as a representative of the Black community, often in dialogue about racial identity.

### [Eve](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voice_from_the_south_se/characters/eve)

_friendship_

Eve and Lo share a bond of mutual understanding and intellectual kinship, often discussing assimilation and identity.

### [Assimilation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voice_from_the_south_se/characters/assimilation)

_psychological_

Assimilation is a central ideological force that Lo both resists and negotiates within her identity.

### [Jesus Christ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voice_from_the_south_se/characters/jesus_christ)

_psychological_

Lo engages with Jesus Christ as a spiritual and moral reference point, often questioning religious hypocrisy.

### [Colonel Bassett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voice_from_the_south_se/characters/colonel_bassett)

_professional_

Colonel Bassett interacts with Lo in a formal, often didactic context regarding racial uplift.

### [God—Science](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voice_from_the_south_se/characters/god_science)

_psychological_

Lo contemplates the conflict between divine morality and scientific progress in shaping her worldview.

### [Captain Callioux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voice_from_the_south_se/characters/captain_callioux)

_social_

Captain Callioux is a historical or symbolic figure that Lo references in discussions of Black heroism and sacrifice.

### [Mr. Howells](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voice_from_the_south_se/characters/mr_howells)

_rivalry_

Lo critiques Mr. Howells' literary representations of Black people, positioning him as a gatekeeper of racist stereotypes.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voice_from_the_south_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_psychological_

The narrator is deeply introspective about Lo, often analyzing her as a symbol of Black womanhood and consciousness.

### [Colonel Bassett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voice_from_the_south_se/characters/colonel_bassett)

_professional_

Colonel Bassett interacts with Lo in a formal, often didactic context regarding racial uplift.

## In the story

### [The Gain from a Belief](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voice_from_the_south_se/chapters/the-gain-from-a-belief)

Addressed in the poetic closing lines, representing the reader or a universal 'you' called to live truth.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voice_from_the_south_se/characters/lo
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voice_from_the_south_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voice_from_the_south_se/characters