building with her son, Bub, and is constantly reading and thinking about Benjamin Franklin, who she considers a hero, and whose work-ethic she tries to emulate. Mrs. Hedges is a madam who lives in Lutie's building. She pays off the police to make sure that she is not prosecuted for running a whorehouse. She spends her days gazing out of her window and at the people passing on 116th street. Min lives with Jones, the abusive super. She has a cross above her bed, and sees Prophet David about ways she can make Jones a better man. Jones is the super of Lutie's building, who lusts after Lutie, and is a very lonely man. He was previously in the Navy, and he also worked as a night watchman. Junto owns Junto's Bar and Grill. Junto is a term originating in English politics of the 1640s and the early 1700s, that was made famous in America by Benjamin Franklin who founded a club in Philadelphia with the name Junto (c. 1730), and the Bar and Grill in the book serves as a meeting place for the poor people of Harlem. Boots Smith is a band leader who offers Lutie a chance to sing in his band. Employed by Junto. Bub is Lutie's son. He is young, and dislikes being left alone. He is scared of the dark. Scholarly perspectives See also Their Eyes Were Watching God References 1946 American novels Novels by Ann Petry African-American novels Harlem in fiction Novels set in Manhattan Proletarian literature