Beetlecreek (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: William Demby
- First Published: 1950
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The American Depression era
- Setting: Beetlecreek, West Virginia
- Genres: Long fiction, Realism, Social realism, Existential literature
- Subjects: African Americans, Race, South or Southerners, Alienation, Depression, economic, Friendship, Gangs, youth, Hermits
- Locales: Beetlecreek, WV
Characters Discussed
Johnny Johnson, a black teenager. Johnny goes to Beetlecreek, West Virginia, from Pittsburgh to live with his uncle, David Diggs. His mother is severely ill and has been placed in the county home and cannot care for him. Johnny arrives too late in the year to enter school, so he lounges around his aunt and uncle’s house until school is dismissed; he then associates with the Nightriders, a group of four other black youths his age. As the story opens, a white hermit, Bill Trapp, chases the gang from his property because they are stealing apples. Johnny is...
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