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Character log

Follow the journey of Grant Wiggins, an African American teacher challenged by discrimination and personal conflicts. Witness his evolution from apathy to hope as he navigates his relationships and societal challenges.

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Character log

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  1. Character log Grant Wiggins

  2. Structure

  3. Structure Biographical details Outward appearance Situation/ position Activities/ interests Personal characteristics/ behaviour Language/ thought Feelings/ attitudes Character development in the course of the novel

  4. Biographical details

  5. Biographical details Grant Wiggins male about 25 years old (p.19, ll. 22-25)

  6. Outward appearance

  7. Outward appearance African American possibly good looking, because of his handsome girlfriend Vivian wears simple clothes (p.12, ll. 14-15)

  8. Situation/ position

  9. Situation/ position Family: Tante Lou‘s nephew spent his childhood working on Henry Pichot‘s plantation (p.19, l.17) his parents moved to California during the war (p.99, ll. 10-11) ancestors have been slaves on the plantation in earlier generations (p.103, ll. 8-9)

  10. Social background: time of segregation (pp. 24-25) grew up working on a Louisiana plantation (p.19) lives in a quarter of former slave houses near Bayonne together with his aunt (p.12, l.4) Profession: teacher at a school for blacks (p.15, ll.17-18)

  11. Kind of friends: girlfriend Vivian Baptiste (Chapter 4) Joe and Thelma Claiborne (p.27, ll.2-7) Paul Bonin, the Sheriff‘s deputy (p.242, l. 5) → “Allow me to be your friend.“

  12. Activities/ Interests

  13. Activities/ Interests likes to go to the Rainbow Club and to drink Brandy (p.27, l. 6) likes to spend time with Vivian (p.24, ll. 17)

  14. Personal characteristics/ behaviour

  15. Personal characteristics/ behaviour Abilities: educated (p.19, l. 19 ) driving (p.17, l.1) Bad habits: hurtful to people around him (p.24, ll. 8-9)  “Nothing could have hurt her more when I said I was not going to eat her food.“

  16. sometimes uses violence (p.188-190) cruel (chapter 5) impatient (chapter 5) drinks alcohol (p.27, l.6) Other characteristics: sarcastic (p. 18, ll. 21-22) has good manners (p.12, ll.11-12) avoids unpleasent situations (p.12, l. 3-6)

  17. Language/ thought speaks standard American English (p.46, ll. 27-34)

  18. Feelings/ attitudes

  19. Feelings/ attitudes wants to leave Town but cannot because his love to Vivian keeps him there (p.29/ p.16, ll.18-22) “I'm tired of feeling committed“ (p.29, l.18) feels discriminated by white people (p.44, ll.20-24) hates teaching, feels stuck and hates the place he lives with his aunt (p.16, ll.19-20) He does not like his aunt's bossy and dominant behaviour (p.13, ll.20 f.)

  20. Development in the course of the novel At the beginning: he is cold, hopeless and he does not want anything to do with Jefferson (p.16, ll.6-11) Afterwards: he rases hope and he starts to believe in god becomes more emotional, because he cries for Jefferson's dead he is proud of Jefferson who found his dignity before he dies

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