Jeremy's unbiased treatement of the Logans contrasts sharply with the attitudes of the white adults. Why does the author include Jeremy's character in the story? How does he provide hope?
Jeremy is a towheaded white boy, probably about eleven, who wants to be friends with Stacey. While the other white children ride the bus, he always walks to school. He is whipped by his father for associating with the Logans. He dislikes his older brothers and sleeps in a treehouse to get away from his family. Jeremy shows no sense of racism. He really is meant to represent innocence that has not yet been destroyed by hate and bigotry.
