dave - tall skinny african farmer dude.
'old fashioned'
old country dialect

pa - tall and big african farmer
not very smart
anger issues
likes to shoot people
very strong country dialect

professor herbert - short white man
smart
teacher

ma - african
counrty dialect

setting -
farm
 schoolhouse
long road
daves house
eif crabtrees house
cherry tree

Dialect - a way of speaking that is common or popular in a particular region or group

Metaphor - comparison between two objects that aren't normally related

Simile - a comparison using like or as

imagery - an author use of vivid or descriptive language to add depth to a story