In the novel Jazz, written by Toni Morrison, the relationships formed among the characters highlight the idiosyncrasies of the characters themselves. Morrison created Felice in the novel to portray the negative side Dorcas to the reader and Joe to illustrate the nice side. The relationship of Dorcas and Felice is definitely one of the most important throughout the story. Felice serves sort of as "the middle-man" between Dorcas and Joe. She sees and understands each individual's story because she knows both characters. She sees how well Joe treats Dorcas and how bad that Acton treats her. Later we find out that this relationship is an extremely ironic situation. Therefore, the relationship portrayed to the reader, is the personal identity of Dorcas and Joe through the character Felice.

The relationship of Dorcas and Felice begins with the fact that they are best friends. Felice knows Dorcas's attitude throughout the whole story and, therefore, an important way that it is brought out to the reader is through Felice. Felice is best friends with Dorcas but she also knows her sly and insensitive ways of treating men. She takes Joe for granted and actually likes the

Another major reason that Felice was upset with Dorcas was the way that she treated men in general. A big clue that the reader gets this impression is established in the scene when Joe comes to the party and shoots Dorcas while she is dancing with Acton. Felice said, "I didn't go to the funeral. I saw her die like a fool and was too mad to be at her funeral. I didn't go to the viewing either. I hated her after that. Anybody would. Some friend she turned out to be" (205). Felice did not like the way that Dorcas treated Joe and how she liked to push away people especially men. She did not push away Acton but she would have if she had lived long enough and she did just for the attention or the excitement. Felice lets Dorcas borrow her ring the night of the party so that she could impress Acton and Felice is so angry with Dorcas now all she cares about is getting her Opal ring back. The death of Dorcas has now occurred and it seams that Felice is only concerned with getting her ring and not with the fact that her best friend is dead. Felice and Dorcas's friendship seems normal throughout the novel but in the end is when the reader sees their flaws and why Felice is upset with Dorcus's actions.

indecent way that Acton treats her. She ends up treating Acton the kind and passionate way that Joe treated her. Dorcas said, "he didn't even care what I looked like. I could be anything, do anything-and it pleased him. Something about that made me mad" (190). She is referring to the way that Joe treated her who for some reason she didn't like, but she liked how Acton treated her which was the exact opposite. Acton often tended to tell Dorcas what to do and how to act, which she didn't mind at all. Dorcas explains, "Acton, now, he tells me when he doesn't like the way I fix my hair. Then I do it how he likes it. I never wear glasses when he is with me and I changed my laugh for him to one he likes better" (190). Acton is not scared to tell Dorcas what to do and she likes it better than when Joe didn't care about her appearance and he just liked her for who she was.

When Felice starts going over to Joe and Violets we see Joe's feeling towards Dorcus and Felice is able to tell Joe what kind of person that

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