Porgy (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: DuBose Heyward
- First Published: 1925
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Regional
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: Charleston, South Carolina
- Genres: Long fiction, Regional fiction
- Subjects: African Americans, Racism, Love or romance, Murder or homicide, South or Southerners, Twentieth century, 1920’s, Disabilities or physically challenged persons, Begging or beggars, Hurricanes
- Locales: Charleston, SC
Characters Discussed
Porgy, an old, crippled black beggar who travels about Charleston in a goat cart. He is frail in body, but his hands are powerful. He says little but observes much. When Bess moves in and becomes his woman after Crown has fled following Robbins’ murder, Porgy is transformed from an impassive observer of life to a lover of children as well as of Bess. Fearful of losing Bess to Crown, Porgy kills him, but he loses her anyway.
Crown, a stevedore, slow-witted, powerful, brutal, and dangerous, especially when drunk. He is stabbed by Porgy when he breaks...
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