Characters

Major Characters:

Margaret: married to Brick

Brick: married to Margaret

Mae: sometimes called Sister Woman; calls to check on Big Daddy

Big Mama: Brick's mother

Big Daddy: Brick's father

Gooper: sometimes called Brother Man; Big Daddy eldest son

Minor Characters:

Skipper: a very close friend of Brick's; died

Dixie: a little girl

Reverend Tooker: the family's reverend

Doctor Baugh: Big Daddy's doctor

Lacey: a Negro servant

Sookey: another Negro servant

Trixie: little girl

Daisy: servant

Brightie: servant

Small: servant