Another character in the story is Mr. Hairston. Mr. Hairston is Henry’s boss. In the beginning of the story, we learn Henry’s opinion on his boss. Henry thinks of Mr. Hairston as a man who only expresses his true self when others are not around. The obvious example of this is after every customer leaves, he criticizes the customer who recently left the shop. Mr. Hairston finds any reason to denounce the patron and goes on and on about it. We learn another thing about Mr. Hairston when Henry and Doris, Mr. Hairston’s daughter, have a conversation. Doris says that whenever she does something wrong or messes something up, her father beats her. This supports my theory that Mr. Hairston only acts in his natural attitude when he is around people
