summery

In this book, "Brother Man" there are many characters, like Minette, Brother man, Girlie, Papacita, Sunshine, Bro Ambo, Cordelia and others. but the characters that appeal to me the most are Girlie and Papacita. There relationship is a very disasterous relationship. Papacita is always unfaithful to his (wife) Girlie, where he is flirting with Minette, even though she lives with Brother man. Papacita has no rspect for his wife. Where one would see when reading this book, especially in chapter 1. Girlie on the other hand really loves Papacita and is always faithful to him even though she sometimes treathen him about cheating on him and doing the thing s that he does. There is always an argument between them, sometimes the arguments leads to violence. Where in this book Girlie gets hurt by Papacita's beatings and also when he himself gets injuries from when Girlie stabs him.But there is not always conflict in this book, there is also love. Where Minette is in love with Brother man. Brother man is a rastafari and he is also a very religous man, where he always has his bible next to him on his stool where he polishes shoes. He also is a kind hearted person, who gives to the poor. He sees Minette as a daughter, he cares for Minette because, when writing in his book he leaves every thing in his belonges to her, when he dies. Brother man took Minette into his house when she was 17years of age, where she was begging on the steet and also prostitution, and for that, Minette is grateful.Cordelia is a very disturbed woman because she lost her husband, who is in jail for "ganga" and also because after her illness (where brother man healed her) her son fell ill as well and was not improving. the only person she has is her sister Jasmina, who cares deeply for her. Jasmina is left with the responcibility to take care of her sister and her sister's son.Cordelia becomes obsessed with hatred because brother man healed her but was unable to heal her son, so she plans to get revenge on him. (also because Papacita wants Minette, and the only thing stopping him is brother man he also wants to get rid of him.) so both Cordelia and Papacita plant conterfiet coins into an old jar that brother man has on his counter. But later Papacita bails him out to win Minette's love.Cordelia turns to Bro Ambro who deals with obeah to save her son but later in the end, its still does not inprove so she kills her son then hang herself.Jasmina driven with sorrow and soon becomes good friend with brother man and Minette.this is also because one night a man came into her (Jasmina's ) room to get ganga and she escaped, where brother man was there to comort her. After Papacita leaves Girlie, she later finds where he lives and waits for him to return. When he returns she stabs him in the back and then walks to the police station, with knife in hand.