Uncle Hammer is very much adored by the Logan children. ‘We swayed with excitement, then as if by signal we both cried “Uncle Hammer!” and dashed into his arms.’ He spends Christmas season with the Logan’s and brings gifts for the children. They always look forward to him coming as we see from the way they act around him. He is big ma oldest unmarried son, who lives up North and earns a good …showed first 75 words of 1225 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1225 total…made a very good living after working up North and were given job opportunities equal to that of the whites. He was a wealthy man and was happy and prosperous. He brought a more optimism to the story as he showers them with presents and affection therefore showing that blacks at that time were not always unhappy and bitter but were closer to their families due to the troubles they were forced to face together.