Question
In “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers, Lemon Brown is a homeless man who used to be a blues singer. Which dialogue from the story best develops his character?
“Used to travel all over Mississippi and as far as Monroe, Louisiana, and east on over to Macon, Georgia. You mean you ain’t never heard of Sweet Lemon Brown?”
“Hard times always after a poor man. One day I got tired, sat down to rest a spell and felt a tap on my shoulder. Hard times caught up with me.”
“Hey! Rag man!” A voice called. “We know you in here. What you got up under them rags? You got any mone
“Used to travel all over Mississippi and as far as Monroe, Louisiana, and east on over to Macon, Georgia. You mean you ain’t never heard of Sweet Lemon Brown?”
“Hard times always after a poor man. One day I got tired, sat down to rest a spell and felt a tap on my shoulder. Hard times caught up with me.”
“Hey! Rag man!” A voice called. “We know you in here. What you got up under them rags? You got any mone
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The dialogue that best develops Lemon Brown's character is:
“Hard times always after a poor man. One day I got tired, sat down to rest a spell and felt a tap on my shoulder. Hard times caught up with me.”
This line reveals his resilience and the struggles he has faced, painting him as a once-proud man who has fallen on hard times. It also shows a sense of weariness and acceptance of his circumstances, contributing to our understanding of his character as more than just a homeless man, but as someone with a rich past and personal history. This dialogue encapsulates both the weight of his experience and the impact of those experiences on his current state.
“Hard times always after a poor man. One day I got tired, sat down to rest a spell and felt a tap on my shoulder. Hard times caught up with me.”
This line reveals his resilience and the struggles he has faced, painting him as a once-proud man who has fallen on hard times. It also shows a sense of weariness and acceptance of his circumstances, contributing to our understanding of his character as more than just a homeless man, but as someone with a rich past and personal history. This dialogue encapsulates both the weight of his experience and the impact of those experiences on his current state.