"hog" he was into an actual man, but I believe this story was really written about Mr.

Mr. Wiggins improved as a person greatly in this book, and that helped his relationships with other people for the most part. At the start of the book, he more or less hated Jefferson, but after a while he became his friend and probably the only person Jefferson felt he could trust. The turning point in their relationship was the one visit in which Jefferson told Mr. Wiggins that he wanted a gallon of ice cream, and that he never had enough ice cream in his whole life. At that point Jefferson confided something in Mr. Wiggins, something that I didn't see Jefferson doing often at all in this book.

The first instance in which Jefferson breaks his somber barrier and shows

emotions is when "I saw a slight smile come to his face, and it was not a bitter smile. Not bitter at all"(157). At that point, he became a man, not a hog. As far as the story tells, he never showed

had no motivation except that his Aunt would shun him if he did not comply.

characters featured in the story. Vivian met new people and increased the quality of

Mr. Wiggins seemed to be well respected by the community, and he felt superior to other African Americans because he was far more educated than they were. That

The way Mr. Wiggins regarded his relationships most likely would have been different were he white. Mr. Wiggins feels, and rightly so, that several white men try to mock or make a fool of him throughout the story. This was a time of racial discrimination with much bigotry, so if the story took place in the present, it would be much different. In

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