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Old David Georgia

An elderly black man in the rural South.

minor

First appearance: part i karintha

Old David Georgia shows up with force in Becky. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Brings sugar sap to Becky when grinding cane.
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In Becky: Brings sugar sap to Becky when grinding cane. Later, in II: Tends the boiling stove and tells tales to the men gathered…

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TBTom BurwellBSBob StoneBEBeckyODOld David Georgia

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Southern women and lynching
  • Interracial romance and tragedy
  • Fragments of community and tragedy

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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