Grant and Vivian consoled Miss Emma. Everyone in the quarter was there as well. Tante Lou and Irene both give Vivian a look that says they don't want her interfering with their lives, meaning with Grant. After saying goodbye to Miss Emma Grant and Vivian go to the Rainbow. Vivian tells Grant that Irene is in love with him. He says that so is his aunt and all the other young girls and old ladies. They love him for the same reason Miss Emma wants Jefferson to die a man. No black man has ever stood up for a black woman in the South. They all run away. The burden of being a man is too much for them and they have to leave. Every black male represents hope and the women hope that he will be the one to break the cycle, but that is too much pressure for one man. Miss Emma wants Jefferson to stand up and walk, so that she can say that he did something for her; she's never had that. It's the same with Grant and his aunt and Irene. No black man has done anything for them, and
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