Twya Character Analysis

Considering the fact that Roberta is another race, Twyla is stereotypical at first, based on her mother, Marys opinion about other races. She thought, ... one of the things she said was that they never washed their hair and they smelled funny (201), so before really knowing Roberta, she assumes she smells funny. I would say Twyla is more focused on race rather than friendship in the beginning of the story, because of what her mother has told her. Not long after meeting, Roberta and Twyla became the best of friends. Twyla began to look pass race for a moment and say, So for that moment it didnt matter that we looked like salt and pepper standing there... (201). As the saying goes, Never judge a book by its cover , in this case this is especially true, because while Twyla judged Roberta, she never would have guessed that they would be so close. Later in the story, Twyla and Roberta see each other and mentions something else about her and Robertas race. She says, A black girl and a white girl meeting in Howard Johnsons on the road and having nothing to say (208), giving me the thought that race
As time passed, the two girls parted ways when Roberta left St.Bonnys. Twyla says, Roberta promised to write everyday, which was really sweet of her because she couldnt read a lick so how could she write anybody (205), giving me another indication that Roberta was reliable. Twyla and Roberta run into each other once more, and Twyla reminisce on how her and Roberta were. She says, Automatically I reached for Roberta, ... and if one of us fell the other pulled her up and if the other one was caught the other stayed to kick and scratch, and neither would leave the other behind (211), giving another indication that both Roberta and Twyla had a sense of