Reverend Homer A. Barbee

A man from Chicago who is highly religious since he covers the occupation of a preacher is Reverend Homer A. Barbee. The reader gets acquainted with this character due to the fact that he visits the protagonist in the college. He is described to be an impassionate speaker. The reader may find out that the narrator is badly influenced by Reverend Homer speech. Therefore, the protagonist feels like a werewolf for gambling the school. 

Though the Reverend’s speech is not substantially long, the critical reader may find out very important information in terms of the essence of the story. So, Reverend is blind. It has a direct relation to the main problem highlighted in the story. The novel itself promotes healthy sight on the inner world of a man. 

As it has already been mentioned, the protagonist is influenced by Reverend. An incredible revelation is disclosed to the reader that a man who suffers society’s prejudices learns more from a blind man than from abled people. The last are depicted as morally blind towards a man’s soul. Moreover, his physical drawback with sightseeing turns his entire speech into a question, especially when the readers learn that Dr. Bledsoe is a swindler.