African American men, through both movies and books, have been shown to be the lesser importance of the Caucasian Southern man. These men can be said to have followed the Southern Code even though they were never respected, not to say that everything was disrespected because there were some that were important. The pig, in Gone with the Wind, was highly respected by the O'Hara family. At one point Scarlett gave Pork her father's pocket watch when he died. Tom Robinson, in To Kill a Mockingbird, would be your average Southern African-American because he worked hard and was a helping hand, to anyone, regardless of their ethnicity, if asked. Mead in Mandingo would probably be the lowest character of all because he was only bought to fight and kill other black men during fights. It wasn't until The Color Purple that you saw the African American at the center of the book and the film. Mr. Albert would be considered the Patriarchy in this book/movie because he controlled Celie, Harpo, and many others. Mr. Albert owned a fairly large house on some land. One character in The Color Purple who was a little strange was Harpo. Harpo didn't really fit the role of the Southern black man because he was often controlled by his wife