The Jockey

The Jockey In Carson McCullers, “The Jockey,” there involves an uproar of disapproval of the actions of an owner of horses from one of his riders. The jockey is a man, small in stature but strong in his beliefs, that knows he is acting reasonably but whose arguments are still not considered worthwhile by the men he is attempting to converse with. He believes something should be done for his young friend who was badly …

…However, he does present one good quality, loyalty to his friend. Even though his actions towards the men were unreasonably and rude, he believed he had to act in such a way in hopes to get his point across. Even though he entered the dining hall with hopes of helping someone, he really only hurt himself and his friend even more by proving himself to be a flat character- unable to change under any circumstances.