Paralee
Text:
Character Key:
Display Name:
Paralee
Sort Name:
Paralee
Parent:
AKA:
Guster
Race:
Black
Gender:
Female
Class:
Free Black
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Domestic Service
Specific Job:
Cook, Maid
First Mentioned:
Other Texts:
Biography:
Aleck Sander's mother has been a servant in the Stevens-Mallison household for a long time, perhaps her entire life. She lives in a cabin behind the white family's house; growing up, Chick spent "a good part" of his life in that cabin, eating the "whole meals" that Paralee cooked for him and her son "halfway between two meals at the house" (11-12). Like her employer, Maggie Mallison, she is protective about her child. Aleck's father is never mentioned, and the "Sander" in Aleck's name is not a last name, just part of the way his first name, Alexander, is spoken as "Aleck Sander" - so we have no clue about his or Paralee's last name.
Note:
In The Town, this character is named Guster--TMT
Individual or Group:
Individual
Character changes class in this text:
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