Maud Martha (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Gwendolyn Brooks
- First Published: 1953
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: The 1920’s to the 1940’s
- Setting: The South Side of Chicago, Illinois
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: African Americans
- Locales: Chicago, IL
Characters Discussed
Maud Martha Brown Phillips, the protagonist. She is the daughter of Belva and Abraham Brown, reared with her older sister Helen and brother Harry in Cottage Grove, a neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. She is first seen at the age of seven. Maud perceives herself as ordinary and not beautiful, with her dark coloring and nappy hair. She desires to be cherished and dreams of an exciting life in New York City. Helen warns her to stop reading books if she ever wants to get a boyfriend. Maud Martha eventually marries Paul Phillips and moves to a dingy...
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