character

Reverend Olamina

Lauren's father, a Baptist minister and college dean who helps organize Robledo's education and defense.

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Father, minister, and neighborhood leader

From Chapter 1

Reverend Olamina

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Role in the story

Parable of the Sower

Encountered by Chapter 1

Father, minister, and neighborhood leader

Reverend Olamina combines religious authority with practical education and defense, yet resists Lauren's belief that the neighborhood's decline demands a more radical plan.

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