# Daisy — The Mule-Bone character guide

> Daisy in The Mule-Bone by Langston Hughes.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Miss Daisy, Daisy Giggling, Daisy Um-m, Daisy Gaily, Daisy Coyly, Daisy Sobbing, Daisy Sadly, Daisy Stiffly, Daisy Taylor, Daisy Frightened, Daisy Archly, Daisy Nervously

**First appearance:** 0001-the-mule-bone

## Snapshot

A plump, clothes-proud Methodist domestic whose fickle heart keeps two rival suitors circling, and whose hunger for attention rivals her hunger for groceries.

## Who they are

Daisy Taylor moves through Joe Clark's store and porch as the town's most watched young woman, keenly aware of how she looks in starched voile and how quickly gossip travels. She is caught between Jim Weston's sharp-tongued guitar-playing confidence and Dave Carter's soft, happy-go-lucky dancing, drawn to whichever man makes her feel most chosen. Her fickleness is not cruelty but appetite — for finery, for admiration, for a life less stingy than the one she has. That restless wanting sets the romantic machinery of the play in motion and keeps every porch-side debate about who she'll pick simmering.

## Relationships

### [Dave Carter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/dave_carter)

_romantic_

Daisy and Dave Carter are engaged in a flirtatious and possessive romantic relationship, with Dave often vying for her attention.

### [Jim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/jim)

_romantic_

Daisy and Jim share a romantic tension, as Jim is also a suitor competing with Dave for Daisy's affection.

### [Hambo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/hambo)

_social_

Daisy and Hambo are acquaintances who interact within the community, with no deep emotional bond.

### [Lige](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/lige)

_friendship_

Daisy and Lige are friends who share a comfortable, platonic relationship within their social circle.

### [Mrs. Roberts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/mrs_roberts)

_social_

Daisy and Mrs. Roberts are acquaintances, interacting in a polite and community-oriented manner.

### [Dave Carter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/dave_carter)

_romantic_

Daisy and Dave Carter are engaged in a flirtatious and possessive romantic relationship, with Dave often vying for her attention.

### [Dave Carter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/dave_carter)

_romantic_

Daisy and Dave Carter are engaged in a flirtatious and possessive romantic relationship, with Dave often vying for her attention.

### [Lige](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/lige)

_friendship_

Daisy and Lige are friends who share a comfortable, platonic relationship within their social circle.

### [Hambo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/hambo)

_social_

Daisy and Hambo are acquaintances who interact within the community, with no deep emotional bond.

### [Jim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/jim)

_romantic_

Daisy and Jim share a romantic tension, as Jim is also a suitor competing with Dave for Daisy's affection.

### [Lige](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/lige)

_friendship_

Daisy and Lige are friends who share a comfortable, platonic relationship within their social circle.

### [Jim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/jim)

_romantic_

Daisy and Jim share a romantic tension, as Jim is also a suitor competing with Dave for Daisy's affection.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/daisy
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters