Homer Smith- Lilies of the Field

Homer smith is a black, ex-GI who now lives life on the open road. He was a buck sergeant when he received his army discharge, with much money that he had saved from his work and from occasional luck in gambling. Now, he lives in his station wagon, which he brought second-hand in Seattle, packed with sleeping materials, enough food, his guitar, almost everything that a man needs to live. Homer, according to his mom, is two-thirds amiable and one-third plain evil. He was a man who would only help if he was in the mood of helping. This character was shown when he said to Mother Maria, "Look! I ain't no nun and I ain't no hired hand, either. I get up when I feel like getting up. If I don't want to work, I don't work." He was a ma...