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The Boatwright sisters are all unique in their own way. Lily originally describes them as "smart" and "cultured" and it surprises her that black women can be so sophisticated. She lives on a peach farm with her father, and they have many Africans working for them. However, the tides are turned when she is on the run and taken in by August when she has nowhere else to go. August is motherly and compassionate; loving Lily and Rosaleen from the very beginning unconditionally. June is extremely hesitant to trust Lily in the beginning. She resents her for being white and resents August for allowing her to stay. June is cold and often rude to Lily. June is prideful and refuses to marry Neil, because she has been hurt in her past. She remains distant and unfeeling toward Lily until the scene with the water hose. May is special; she is loving and childlike in her own unique way. She feels things more than ordinary people, and is pained by the suffering of the world. When she eventually commits suicide, the tragic accident is felt deeply by all involved. May loved deeply and could not take the suffering of day to day life. The sisters' characters are well developed and show the creativity of the author in how distinct each of them are.