After reading the story Dry September we know about all of the characters. There were many characters in this story. The first are the barbers, (the first barber, the second barber and the third barbers who have some play to spread out the vague news about Ms. Minnie Cooper and a Negro. The second is Will Mayes (a man of middle age, thin, sand colored and mild face). The third is Butch (a youth man that with his braveness attacked the barbers). The fourth is Jack (a youth that encourage his friend, Butch). Butch and Jack are the clients of barber’s shop. The other character is Mc Lendon. He is a ladder of troops in French who always could make his dream come true by doing everything he want and do not care with the other (egoist). He was arrogant soldier, snobbery, cruel and temperament. The others are the soldiers. They are cruel as pleaders of Mc. Lendon. The other one is Mrs. Minnie Cooper or Mc. Lendon’s wife. She is haggard, patient, kind, tender, and vivacity in her life.
The story of Dry September is actually interesting to read, because the story tells us about the differences of two races, white men and black men or Negro (who commonly called niggerlover) that always discriminated each others. From this, we can take advantages that in this life must be no differences in everything, because we have the same degree as human in front of God. We just need a corporation in surviving this life and keeping in help to each other.
The big break event is begun from a small problem. It is just their self-defense, moreover about their differences of skin color. Mc. Lendon had been offended by barber’s saying which told that just little white man who live in those places (country). This way is also caused by one case of white woman’s ripping that was done by a black man on St. Jefferson.
Sometimes this story plot of story tends to bewilder the reader because the plot is difficult to follow. We need comprehend understanding in reading this story. For the word it is no much difficulty. This story have nice ending because it has clear explanation, and the reader could gives themselves about the place or the person because each of objects have been descript.
The story itself happened in the barber’s shop, St. Jefferson, and in Mc. Lendon’s house. The barber’s shop is crowded by many people, so is the street, while Mc. Lendon’s house is made so quiet. The kidnapping event is done around the barber shop.
