# Daddy — Poetry character guide

> Daddy in Poetry by Langston Hughes.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hard Daddy

**First appearance:** 0214-hard-daddy

## Who they are

A stern or beloved father figure in blues and family poems.

## In the story

### [Ma Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/chapters/ma-man)

The 'ma man' addressed as 'Daddy', whose eyes and banjo playing captivate the speaker.

### [Minnie Sings Her Blues](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/chapters/minnie-sings-her-blues)

Minnie's man, with whom she dances and cuddles at the cabaret.

### [Mulatto](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/chapters/mulatto)

The white father who rejects the son, declaring 'Niggers ain't my brother.'

### [Young Gal's Blues](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/chapters/young-gal-s-blues)

Addressed as 'daddy' in the final plea for continued love to avoid sadness.

### [Hard Daddy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/chapters/hard-daddy)

The hard-hearted father who dismisses his daughter's tears, saying a woman's crying never bothers him.

## Links

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