What special qualities did you see in Delphi, whom we see through the recollections of others. What do you think her life might have been like if she had survived into the twenty-first century?
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What special qualities did you see in Delphi, whom we see through the recollections of others. What do you think her life might have been like if she had survived into the twenty-first century?
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I think the author purposefully leaves Delphi’s character to the reader’s imagination as he reveals so little about her. In my opinion, she must have been a lively, free-spirited, and broad-minded girl who bravely defied the cultural norms of the day by falling in love with a white boy.
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The actions of others characterize Delphi. Delphi was a beautiful girl, and Trip was in love with her though she was Black. Bubba thinks so highly of her that he risks the river runs to take her to Trip. Trip risks dealing with the town's negative feelings toward him and Delphi if their meetings are realized.
If she had lived, the town is still prejudiced and would have made her life miserable and probably ruined Trip's life as well.
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