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The Blacker the Berry · Character

Anise Hamilton

A friend of Emma Lou's from college.

minor

Also known as Anise

First appearance: part i emma lou

Anise Hamilton's tie to Braxton is one of the pressures that moves The Blacker the Berry—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Braxton (romantic): Anise is Braxton's girlfriend, involved in the same social circle as Alva and Emma Lou. With Braxton (romantic): Anise is Braxton's girlfriend, involved in the same social circle as Alva and…

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BRBraxtonAJAlva JuniorSUSugarUJUncle JoeAHAnise Hamilton

Relationship types

  • Romantic
  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended social network
  • Harlem social circle
  • Family and Boise connections

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

Emma Lou’s placement with Clere Sloane and Campbell Kitchen marks the story’s dramatic climax because it force…

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