A Characterization of Amarantha

摘要

Any attempt to characterize the heroine, Arnarantha, must first reveal her environment. One of the most backward sections in North Carolina is the setting, and the reader is made vividly aware of thisu27 typical u22Tobacco Roadu22 backdrop. Amarantha is a farm girl-used to farm life and used to handling animals. The simplification of her name to the harsh and ugly u22Mareu22 fully illustrates the crudeness and coarseness she is exposed to from birth. The author emphasizes Amaranthau27s faulty speech traits, but the reader feels no contempt for her-s-only pity for her lack of a normal educational background. Along with the responsibility of performing many farm chores, Mareu27s deaf mother seems to acid a greater burden on her. The reader resents these impositions upon the girl and understands her predicament. The girl finds herself attracted to rough and crude Ruby Herter, but actually she is not capable of loving him