After Aunt Jimmy dies, Cholly runs off in search of Samson in Macon, Georgia where he is left distraught and disappointed with his discovery. The Fishers: The rich, white couple who employ Pauline as their servant and as the caretaker of their young daughter. Geraldine: A socially conscious upperclass black woman in the community who exaggerates the fact that she is above traditional black stereotypes and is more "civilized" than other black families in Lorain, Ohio.