Mules and Men | List of Characters
Zora Hurston—the author of Mules and Men, and the main character. Zora travels to her home regions of Florida and New Orleans in order to collect information on African-American folklore and hoodoo.
Big Sweet—a woman who works in Polk County and befriends Zora. She becomes Zora’s bodyguard when Zora is threatened by others in Florida.
Joe Willard—Big Sweet’s boyfriend who endures a turbulent relationship with her.
Ella Wall—the other girlfriend of Joe Willard. She starts to attack Big Sweet for this reason.
Lucy—an old friend of Big Sweet’s who turns on...
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