I think beka father want her to pass and do good in school basically he want her to become successful in life
Beka Lamb is Bill Lam and Lilla Lamb daughter.
Bill Lamb is the father of Beka Lamb in the novel. He is basiccally the breadwinner of the family with an extreme temper.
Bill Lamb is considered to be Beka's Father and Lilla Lamb's husband in the novel, Beka Lamb. He has good intentions but could be seen as harsh as he calls Beka words like fake and phony.
Granny Ivy is the mother of Bill Lamb, moreover the Grandmother of Beka Lamb, she gets along very well with Beka and is seen as a good-hearted helping character throughout the book.
she is the daughter of bill and lilla lamb
Bill Lamb-father Lila Lamb-mother granny ivy-her grandmother
bill goldberg will return in 2011.
Only Bill Goldberg can answer that. But, it is not likely that he will return.
Lilia was for the hair straightening and Bill was against. Lilia felt that straightening her hair would make it easier for her with less kinks at mornings, whereas, Bill felt that by doing her hair, she was trying to 'raise her colour' and so her parents were in conflict.
grany ivy, lilla lamb, bill lamb, beka lamb, her 2 brothers,toycie,aunt ella(toycie's aunt), soldier tophy(the village prostitute), emilio(toycie's boyfriend),his family
She was black:'The Lamb family was black' - Chapter 2'She pulled dark brown knees under her chin' - Chapter 4She had a cut on her face:'the buckle end of the belt escaped accidentally from Bill Lamb's clenched fist and cut Beka on the left corner of her mouth' - Chapter 4'the scar browned over but remained visible' - Chapter 4She had curly hair that was usually straitened'Twice a month she sat in Miss Doodie's kitchen, which smelled of stale fried beans and burnt rice, to have her hair hotcombed' - Chapter 4' "Clearing the tangles out of Beka's hair takes nearly an hour every morning, Bill." ' - Chapter 4Her breasts were not even'One of her breasts was growing but the other remained flat.'