Sweet Potato Pie – Flashcards

Sweet Potato Pie represents the good and beautiful things as well as the family's togetherness

- Buddy's father figure is Charley - Buddy acts like a kid in the end of the story, arguing about the pie - Buddy thinks Charley is saying - you don't belong with us, you're too high up - Charley thinks that the brown paper bag symbolizes the life he has and that Buddy has supposedly left - When he looks back, Buddy realizes Charley is saying that you can be with us, but be your class

- Buddy looking at Charley from 14th floor/Ant analogy - Buddy is socially higher up than Charley - Also, Buddy sitting on Charley's shoulders - Even though Charley is tall, Buddy is still TALLER

Person vs. Person - Buddy vs. Charley Also Person vs. society - Buddy vs. the lower class society he is trying to fit into

Charley - Doesn't want anything to tarnish Buddy's reputation - Promotes Buddy above family Buddy - Wants to connect with family - Doesn't like Charley insisting on position thing - Wall of communication between them

Used as an effective tool throughout much of the story to portray Buddy's struggle and background

Stereotypical African American - Also portrays difference in classes - Charley's crude and Buddy's cultured language