From the very beginning, Grant had always turned to Vivian for a shoulder to lean on, for moral support, as well as for encouragement – it’s no wonder that it was she who influenced Grant the most – “I want you to come to me, Grant, I want you to alway

Vivian truly loved Grant, and went through much pain and suffering for him. When she first met Grant and his family, it was obvious that Tante Lou and her friends didn’t think much about her because of her race; a Mulatto. “Miss, Tante Lou said, very polite. She really knew how to be polite to people when she felt they were interfering with something that belonged to her. She would not look at me” –Pg. 163. It was not until after Tante Lou had interrogated Vivian and found out she went to church weekly that she began to accept her. Vivian could have easily excused herself and left the house away from the uncomfortable atmosphere, but she stayed. She stayed despite all this so that Grant’s family would be given the chance to learn and accept her – unselfishly, she didn’t want Grant and his family to wind up the way hers did - broken. But regardless of their love for one another, Grant continued to neglect Vivian. This was shown when they stood on the porch after Vivian met Tante Lou and her relatives. Grant showed his lack of understanding when he told Vivian that he considered his family's reaction was "far from being the same thing" as the situation between her family and her husband. Although Grant had not intended to hurt Vivian, her silence and her hasty exit symbolize that she had taken offence from Grant's remark.

Throughout the whole novel, Grant turned to Vivian for her unwavering love and support she showed him. Her unceasing patience and understanding was what Grant needed to help him realize the important role he actually played in the community. She was a strong woman who knew who she was, and what she had to do. Her sense of direction and sureness in herself also helped her make a connection with Grant, which helped her overlook the insensitivity that

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