1. The author tells the story from so many different perspectives in order to show how each character reacts to the situation. The different viewpoints of the characters represent the black and white communities of Marshall and The Bayou. Some of the voices were distinctive such as Mapes, Candy, and Lou Dimes. Others were less distinctive. The main message from each of the 17 voices was to stand his or her own ground.
2. The role of the black women played in this novel, for the most part, was to not fight Luke Will and his gang, but Candy was different. She wanted to stand up to Mapes and the others. The men do not listen to the women who do not want to fight. They’re going to stand up to Mapes, Luke Will, and the others. The black men want to put an end to the white peoples reign over the blacks.
3. The old men gathered together at a white woman’s bidding because Miss Merle had raised her (Candy) in their community. She is looked at differently then the other whit
9. Fix allows Gil to talk him out of it because he is too old to be retaliating against Mathu and the old men. Fix doesn’t have a hand in the confrontation because he never gave Luke Will the word to go to Marshall. Yes, the confrontation was unavoidable. Luke Will was going to go to Marshall from the beginning.
6. The right thing for Candy to do is stick up for her black godfather. She got herself into this position by admitting to Mapes that she shot Beau. In Candy’s case, the only thing that is her fault is sending for all the old black men. The right thing for Mapes to do is to go to the house and question the old men without any violent outbursts. Violence is the worst thing in this situation. Mapes is the sheriff and it is his obligation to deal with these situations. The only thing that Mapes is guilty of is hitting the old men. Lou Dimes should admit that he shot Beau and take responsibility for his actions and also admit that this situation was completely his fault.
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