The Mother · Character

The Young Man

Quick, brown, and light on his feet like his father, he is the mother's favorite, slipping away from his brother's blows to wander.

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Also known as the young man, your

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The mother's young son who boasts of being 'man enough' and refuses to call the cousin.

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

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IX
The mother's young son who boasts of being 'man enough' and refuses to call the cousin.
The Unyielding Seed
The younger son, willful and eager to follow his brother if he leaves.
XII
The younger son, quick and clever, remarks that he never noticed anything wrong with his sister's eyes, and later makes a sharp comment about her blindness.
XIII
The younger son is idle and fond of gaming. He avoids work and his elder brother's wrath by hiding at the cousin's house, and he is the mother's favorite.
XIV
The younger son, indulged by his mother, is beaten by his elder brother and runs away.
The Binding of the Blind Maid
The younger son; visits his mother occasionally but leaves due to conflict with his brother.
XVI
Visits occasionally, brings his mother brightness and secret silver, works in town with an unclear but profitable job, and leads the mother away after the daughter's death.
Chapter XVII
The younger son who accompanies his mother home, weeps from exhaustion and despair, and later sleeps on his sister's pallet to comfort his mother.
The Younger Son's Return
The younger son who returns home restlessly, speaks radical ideas, and is favored by his mother despite his idleness.
XIX
Visits secretly to hide a bundle, announces the birth of his son, and is later arrested as a communist.

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