Mama: Lily's mother whose feet were bound poorly, after Grandma dies she becomes the highest ranked woman in the family.
Mama: The narrator of the story. Mama describes herself as a big-boned woman with hands that are rough from years of physical labor. She wears overalls and has been both mother and father to her two daughters. Poor and uneducated, she was not given the opportunity to break out of her rural life. A loving mother, her frank, open nature prevents her from deluding herself when it comes to her daughters’ weaknesses. Mama has a strong understanding of her heritage and won’t allow Dee to take the family quilts.
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