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The story of Cameron Miller (A semi-autobiographical Fiction)…
The story of Cameron Miller (A semi-autobiographical Fiction)
Shmoop-worthy THEME: Loss and Gain of Innocence
Characterization of Graham (Bailey)
Specific Details: Graham stood about 6'2, rather frizzy but clean looking hair, he kept his head down, either having a smile or no facial expression at all, he knew how to be loving but also how to be in the background, all ways wanting attention but at the same time never wanted it at all.
Dialogue: "You'll be fine, stop worrying."
Shmoop-Worthy THEME: The Fluidity of Gender
Characterization of Cameron
They have a complex relationship with gender, while being connected to Masculinity he isn't exactly a man. Having different relationships with gender than most people. While being nothing at all but something at the same time, making him feel crappy.
"Sometimes I wish I was born differently but not all the time, I like me but I also don't like me"
Shmoop-Worthy THEME: Fear of loneliness and death
Characterization of the internet
Specific details: While it isn't exactly a character the people who are using the internet are. They make theories about what happens, talk about their personal beliefs while talking about others. While being online Cameron feels alone, left out, not feeling a human connection half the time
Dialogue: "i wonder what happens after we die" '(insert specific belief of someone) is what i think happen after death
Shmoop-Worthy THEME: Finding yourself and Identity
Characterization of Cameron
Specific dialogue: " I dot know who i am really, i don't even know what i want to do."
Specific details: Cameron doesn't know who they are or what purpose they serve in the universe. There is a small speck of dust floating in the universe, they are the small speck of dust. Trying to find themselves out there
Shmoop-Worthy THEME: Self acceptance and self rejection
Characterization of Malory (mom or jeniffer)
A sweet middle aged woman, 5'8 with a beautiful smile.While she has the best of intentions for her child she can gossip quite often. She helps her child grow into themselves while also stunning them in ways which are not blatantly rude.
Specific dialogue: "I love you too, your fine the way you are."
Shmoop-Worthy THEME: Control
Characterization of Joe
He keeps Janie at the store, He forces her to wear her hair up, the sign of her power in life. He banishes a man from selling sugar cane. He does all of this to keep being in control.
Dialogue: Jody told her to dress up and stand in
the store all that evening.
Shmoop-Worthy Theme: Candid Frendship
Characterization of Pheoby
Specific Details. While we don't see pheoby for a while after the first chapters, but when we do see her she relays an important theme in them. When walking into Janie's house she uses the side door, because she been their long enough and is comfortable enough to be their. Her and janie are even referred to as kissing friends.
“Pheoby, we been kissin’-friends for twenty years, so Ah depend on
you for a good thought. And Ah’m talking to you from dat standpoint.”
SHmoop worthy theme: Dialect
Characterization of the towns people
Their background characters provide a lot of info about other themes, how characters act, and the culture they are taking part in. There are many of ways the background characters have been used, such as the store scene whit janie and joe arguing.
“Great God from Zion!” - “Y’all really playin’ de
dozens tuhnight.”
Shmoop-worthy theme: Attraction
Characterization Joe
Specific detail: He's never described as physically attractive but it's the way he dresses and acts that's attractive to janie. Compared to logan at the time he's seen as better, more attractive, he's the object of janie's desire but he's not actually good looking enough to be this attractive. Hes powerful compared to the people of janie's hometown, he's better compared to logan and that's what she likes.
"Janie pumped it off until she got a good look at the man"
Shmoop-Worthy theme: The power of feminity
Characterization of janie
Specific detail: Janie is able to attract these men's attention at the beginning of the book, and women are jealous too. Later in the book she's objectified by everyone when she runs off with joe. She has to cover her hair and body which strips her of her power. Joe does this because he knows that if she had her power she could do a whole lot more. She eventually takes this back by letting her hair down or verbally pulling down joes pants.
"Her hair was NOT going to show in the store. It didn’t seem sensible at all. That was because joe never told Janie how jealous he was."
