Coalhouse Walker and Mothers Younger Brother
When I was reading Ragtime, I saw many different characters across the book and they all had their own different stories. Most of these characters seem to fit the classical stereotype of 1910s New Yorkers such as Mother being a normal stay at home mom while her husband works a government job. But the two major characters that really stand out to me and sort of feel out-of-place in the world of Ragtime are Mothers Younger Brother and Coalhouse Walker. It was also interesting to see how both characters would interact and what they choose to do about feeling out-of-place. Given that Ragtime takes place in 1910s New York, Coalhouse Walker's actions are something that definitely lays him ahead of this time. This was due to him being so revolted and disrespected about what Conklin and the firemen had done to his car. He had tried to resolve thi...