1. Tar Baby
The rest of the African-American population on the island are not even called by their real names by Sydney and Ondine, simply as "Yardman" or "Mary", no matter how many different people these characters actually were. Willie is actually called "Son" by Sydney, who thinks little of the man the moment he sees him, and is actually ready to shoot him with a gun when he is discovered on the property. ... Valerian does not appear concerned with race, class, or gender, as he is able to welcome a large black stranger to the dinner table after his own butler does not trust the man who has been found d...
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