“MAMA enters. She is a woman in

her early sixties, full-bodied and strong. She is one of those women of a certain grace and beauty who wear it so unobtrusively that it takes a while to notice. Her dark brown face is surrounded by the total whiteness of her hair, and, being a woman who has adjusted to many things in life and overcomes many more, her face is full of strength.” from this quote you can see Mama is in her sixties gray hair, but she still looks strong.

“Been thinking that we maybe could meet the notes on a little old two-story somewhere, with a yard where Travis could play in the summertime,” from this quote you can see that Mama is tired of living in a dumpy apartment she wants her own house so Travis can have somewhere to play, and so they have more living space.

Her hands helped to guide me as I took my first step. Her hands held me close when the tears would start to fall. Her hands were quick to show me that she would take care of it all. This quote relates to Mama because Mama helped Walter grow up and become a man and is even there today for when he needs her. This quote also relates to Mama because when it says Her hands helped to guide me as I took my first step in the quote this can be related to Walter and Mama helping guide him through his life.