Perspectives on Coalhouse Walker
During discussion in class this week, we talked about the different reactions that the characters had to Coalhouse Walker. Father seems to act the most negatively, out of the family members, towards Coalhouse Walker. Though some of his reactions aren’t purposefully rude, he is definitely put off by Walker’s unusually proud attitude and there are a few moments when Father seems to almost want Walker to rely on him, though Walker refuses. One example of this is when Father pays Walker’s bail, not expecting him to pay it back, but rather seemingly wanting some kind of gesture of appreciation. Instead, Walker pays back the full amount using the money he had saved up for the wedding and leaves without saying much. Mother’s reaction seemed to come from her feeling of responsibility towards Sarah and her child. Though she told Coalhouse to step away from the baby, she doesn’t seem to have fully understood the situation at that point, and it’s also a pretty understandable reaction to a r...