# John — The Blacker the Berry character guide

> John in The Blacker the Berry by Wallace Thurman.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** poor John

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-emma-lou

## Who they are

A suitor Emma Lou rejects for being too dark.

## In the story

### [Part II: Harlem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blacker_the_berry_se/chapters/part-ii-harlem)

John is the man Emma Lou had a brief two-night affair with. She ends the relationship, feeling he is not her type.

### [Part III: Alva](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blacker_the_berry_se/chapters/part-iii-alva)

Recalled by Emma Lou as a past lover who could not satisfy her emotional or physical needs.

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