Banjo (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Claude McKay
- First Published: 1929
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The early 1920’s
- Setting: Marseilles, France
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Blacks, France or French people, Music or musicians, 1920’s, Adventure, Beaches or seashores
- Locales: Marseilles, France
Characters Discussed
Lincoln Agrippa Daily (Banjo), a black vagabond from the South who has skipped the ship that took him to Marseilles. He is a wastrel, a womanizer, a dreamer, and a loafer whose improvidence leads him to depend for his survival on instinctive actions and chance encounters. He is essentially trusting and basically generous. He is philosophical when he is tricked out of his banjo, which he values above all. He is seldom sober, though wine affords him decreasing pleasure. His charismatic personality allows him to become the leader of the small band that he...
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