Roselily | Characters

Husband
The man to whom Roselily is being married is never named. He is a Black Muslim from Chicago, who will take Roselily and her children back with him after the wedding and remake them. He has agreed to a country wedding on Roselily’s front porch, but he looks down on the people of Panther Burn because of their simple ways and their subservience to whites. Roselily wonders whether he also looks down on her.

Roselily
Roselily is the protagonist of the story, and everything in the story is seen through her eyes. She has lived all her life in Panther...


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