This infographic visually represents the racial tensions and discriminatory ideals of the Jim Crow South that shaped the novel's characters. It is worth considering the racial politics of the characters' lives to help clarify how societal beliefs and historical trends can impact a person's individual perspectives. This chart explores events that potentially shed light upon the conditions of each character's childhood years. What was life like for each of these characters as they grew up? How might the race relations of those times impacted the perspectives and ideals which we observe in the book?