Who is Homer, Conway, Smitty, Johnson, Pigmeat, Ben from If He Hollers Let Him Go: A Novel and what is their importance? If_He_Hollers_Let_Him_Go English & Literature "Homer

These characters are Jones's co-workers at the shipyard, all black and almost all complainers rather than doers. The one exception is Ben, who has more education than the others and who seems to have ambitions towards being an activist. All are sympathetic when Jones is demoted, but only Ben offers perspective on and/or awareness of the social context of his difficulties.