Character Analysis Of Florence From The Book 'Seedfolks'

The last chapter from the book “Seedfolks” presented the last character - Florence. Certainly, she was one of the watchers from the neighborhood, one of those people who could not stay apart, one of those who carried for others, and, with any doubt, we can relate her to Sam from the previous chapter. Florence was a descendant of a freed slavery family who moved from Louisiana to Colorado and homesteaded along the Gunnison River. Since her family was the first African-American family in Colorado, her father called them seedfolks, which means the first of their family. Florence grew up out in the country, and she missed country things such as eating beans off the vine instead of getting them from the store or the smell of hayfield. Therefore, after she retired, she used to

Her arthritis caused problems; so, she could not plant anything. Nevertheless, this problem did not make her to feel alone; she always kept in mind her grandmother’s words, “Be Not Solitary, Be not Idle.” Another thing, which should be mentioned about Florence is her attitude toward others. For instance, one day, when she saw a man reaching through the fence to take a tomato, Florence stopped him. Although those tomatoes belonged to someone else, she could not stay apart and watch how a person was taking something which did not belong to him. Also, Florence admired all the gardeners who worked hard to grow something instead of waiting for governmental support. Florence’s story is different from the rest of the story from the book. Almost all of the characters went through a drama in their life, and after joining the community garden, most of them changed their life path or attitude. Unlikely to them, Florence did not give more details about her life before she discovered the community garden or