The Street

Who is the antagonist in The Street by Ann Petry?

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Jones, The Super is an antagonist figure. Jones becomes enraged easily, and spends much of his time fantasizing. He begins seeing and imagining things. Jones becomes obsessed with Lutie and he befriends Bub in an effort to get closer to Lutie. Throughout the first half of the novel, he wants Lutie to belong to him, but later on he decides he hates her and he seeks ways to get revenge.