The Characters In Harper Lee's Homeless Bird

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There are many different characters in this book called “Homeless Bird”. I decided to talk about Koly. Koly who is a thirteen year old young women, is growing very quickly. Her Maa said to her,” It’s time for you to have a husband”. Koly’s Maa is trying to find her a husband in the age of 13. This is called arranged marriage. 5 years into the future, Koly is now 15 years old. She has arrived back to her village. Koly’s maa has been worried and sad of what happened to her such as Koly becoming a widow. Koly told her maa about Sass being so harsh to her. She also told her about Sasser's sad death. She always wished to be rich, but she hasn’t. She’ve always been saying to herself, “How come this family has been poor since I was young?”

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