In the two stories, “Blues Ain’t No Mockingbird” and “The Split Cherry Tree” the two fatherly figures, Granddaddy Cain and Pa resemble each other in the way they take it upon themselves to handle situations.

            Pa (or Luster) Sexton is a father of twelve and his youngest is in the middle of high school. When his son has to stay after school an extra two hours for breaking a cherry tree. As Dave explained the situation to his father, Pa became fierous. “I’ll handle things myself” so the next day he marched into that school with Dave and right into Professor Herbert’s office. “A bullet will go through a schoolteacher same as it will any other man” got the reaction out from the teacher that he want to see.
            Granddaddy Cain was a tall, quiet man. When he came home one day from hunting a chicken hawk he saw two men on his property and Granny inside the house. Obviously something snapped in his mind and dealing with the chicken hawk and its mate, he went directly to the men. Upon reaching them, Granddaddy extended his hand for the camera that was on one of the men’s shoulder. After receiving the camera he broke it in half and handed it back. “This is your own place”. Promptly after that the men left.

            Pa Sexton and Granddaddy Cain may not be the type to sit and talk things out, but they take action whether it’s bringing a gun with them or broking a camera.