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act non-violently and to work within the system. He does so by concentrating on paying off the mortgage of the land so that his family will be on an equal par with the whites and have self-respect. He modifies his behaviour and considers things carefully in order not to jeopardise the land and the safety of his family. Hammer on the other hand has left Mississippi to get away from the prejudice, but once confronted with it again; he reacts violently and impulsively. Being a single person he puts his sense of injustice before concern about repercussions against the family.
Papa works on the railroads in order to support his family and the land, so as a result he only returns to Mississippi during the wintertime. Unlike Papa, Uncle Hammer does not live with the family. He is not married and lives in Chicago where segregation is less severe, and thus has the opportunity to earn a good salary. When he visits the Logan family during the Christmas season “Uncle Hammer wore, as ...

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limping slightly on his left leg.” “Don’t worry. I ain’t gonna use David’s gun . . . I’ve got my own.” Hammer is impetuous with a quick temper that means he often acts without thinking things through.
Papa does not like Uncle Hammer’s hot temper. He tells Cassie, “you got yourself a bad temper like your Uncle Hammer. That temper can get you into trouble.” Uncle Hammer’s way of handling situations, using violence against violence, and his inability to control his temper, would not only affect himself, but could also involve the rest of his family. If Mr. Morrison had not stopped him from going to the Simms’, the ...

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