Not Without Laughter · Character
Ma Bailey
An elderly woman who helps care for Sandy.
minor
Also known as Ma
First appearance: i storm
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With Sandy (family): Ma Bailey is Sandy's great-grandmother, a wise and nurturing elder who offers him comfort and wisdom. With Aunt Hager Williams (family): Aunt Hager and Ma Bailey are mother and daughter, sharing a…
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Relationship types
- Family
Character groups
- Core family and close community
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Sandy
family · positive
- Aunt Hager Williams
family · positive
- Harriett
family · ambivalent
- Annjee
family · positive
- Jimboy
family · ambivalent
- Aunt Hager Williams
family · positive
- Harriett
family · ambivalent
- Sandy
family · positive
- Sandy
family · positive
- Annjee
family · positive
- Jimboy
family · ambivalent
- Jimboy
family · ambivalent
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