In All to Pieces, Mr. Frazza lives in Philadelphia with Erastus where he's helping to raise Sammy. As a result of circumstances related to the War, his responsibilities toward both Erastus and Sammy are increased significantly. He remains a steady if unobtrusive character--and a source of affection for Erastus.
At the end of Unmentionables, Giovanni Frazza, the owner of a wig, perfume and hair-cutting shop in Chicago, moves to Philadelphia to be with Erastus Hicks.
In All to Pieces, Mr. Frazza lives in Philadelphia with Erastus where he's helping to raise Sammy. As a result of circumstances related to the War, his responsibilities toward both Erastus and Sammy are increased significantly. He remains a steady if unobtrusive character--and a source of affection for Erastus.
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At the end of Unmentionables, Sammy, who was purchased from the Hollands by Erastus in order to save him from being sold into slavery elsewhere, leaves Chicago with Erastus and Mr. Frazza to go live with them in Philadelphia.
In All to Pieces, Sammy is enrolled at the Quaker Friends Select school in Philadelphia. He's noticeably older and more mature at 14, which is his age when All to Pieces begins. He retains some of his innocence and idealism--and soon grows to embrace the pacifist philosophy he's been taught at the Quaker school. He continues his painting lessons with Erastus and remains steadfast in his desire to become a great painter. Walter Ames, a clerk at the Chicago millinery shop of D. B. Fisk, played a minor role in Unmentionables when he allowed Jimmy to hide in his shop from the slave catchers who were chasing him. Jimmy pretended to be on an errand to buy a bonnet for Dorothy Holland. Mr. Ames saw through this charade but went along with it anyway--sensing a kindred soul in distress.
Now in All to Pieces, Mr. Ames is back--this time in a small but crucial role. Mr. Ames watchful eye, along with his interest in his fellow gay Chicagoans, Jimmy and Cato, lead him to set the plot of All to Pieces in motion. |
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