Blue+Jack

Blue Jack:
 * Purpose is to act as a fatherly figure for Cholly, as he never had a fatherly figure when growing up.
 * Treats Cholly as an adult
 * Talks about the women he had had – talks about the fights he had been in
 * Parallels with Pecola and the prostitutes
 * Watermelon:
 * Strong bond with the two, share the best part of it - the heart
 * Instead of being independent – Blue Jack and Cholly work as a group
 * Cholly had a fascination with evil – innately bad.
 * God depicted as a white old man, while the devil is depicted as a strong black man
 * Dramatic use of language – guts and heart.
 * Cholly is able to interact with men – however is unable to interact/ feel emotion towards women