To Hell With Dying Characters & Character Analysis

To Hell With Dying Characters

Mr. Sweet

An older black man who suffers from diabetes. He is an alcoholic, fisherman, and guitar player, a beloved neighbor to the narrator's family. He plays and wrestles with the children and lavishes praises on the narrator when she is a child. Mr. Sweet is a nice old man who also suffers from bouts of depression. He at many times is at the brink of death but always pulls through once the neighboring family has given him a "revival." At the revival he feels loved, happy, and glad that the children attempt to immitate him on his guitar. Mr. Sweet has a special bond and love with the narrator. Mr. Sweet dies a very old man, but is surrounded with love.

Narrator/Mr. Sweet's favorite

In the beginning of this story, a very young girl who looks to Mr. Sweet as a beloved playmate. She comforts him when he cries and tickles him on his...
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