The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor is a classic novel highlighting the struggles of inner-city women. As they live and work, the reader is exposed to the hardships these women have faced over their stay on Brewster. Many characters are similar and connected in some ways, but none are so like Mattie Michael and Etta Mae Johnson. They are so similar but yet so different at the same time. Friends since their younger …showed first 75 words of 579 total…

…showed last 75 words of 579 total…a spoiled and troubled son who left her high and dry when she needed him most. Etta Mae’s dream of a man that would sweep her off her feet left her vulnerable to anyone that could show her a “good time.” However they shared a common bond of support, Etta Mae wanted it, and Mattie had to give it. The resulting combination spawned a lasting friendship, undoubtedly the strongest relationship depicted on Brewster Place.