Julian is a recent college graduate he lives at home with his mom. He can’t stand a lot of things about his mom, but he particularly can’t stand her outdated notions of race and class. Julian is educated but he sells typewriters and can’t even afford to buy cigarettes. The characters are outspoken with their opinions, which most stem from how they have grown up and the trails they have faced during their lifetime. The stiff mother, represents the Old South. She is incapable of accepting desegregation. Julian, represents the New South and continues to disagree with her about equality for African-Americans.
