Characters: Bayard Kelby/ Daddy

Personality: not talking much, stubborn, optimistic (I believe his crop grows even if it has not grown for three consecutive years)

During the Great Depression, Billie Jo Kelby lived in Oklahoma's farm with his parents. Her father, Bayard Kelby (hereinafter referred to as Daddy), is a wheat farmer who always wants a son. Her mother, Polly Kelby (hereinafter referred to as Ma), is a pregnant housewife. The whole family expects the birth of a baby. The farm was in trouble due to drought and sandstorms, the neighbor lived a better life in California, but when she played the piano, Billy Joe forgot her sorrow that she has cultivated over the years .

The point of view is the first person. The story is said by Billie Jo Kelby talking about her life in Oklahoma during the Great Depression. Other characters include her father Bayard, her mother Polly, Billy's aunt Ellis (Bayard's sister), Joyce City's native and singer Mad Dog Craddock, Bayard's. She, Louise, school teacher Miss Frilan, and piano teacher Arley Wanderdale

Bayard Kelby / Daddy is Billie Jo's father and wheat farmer and has some resistance to changes and new ideas. Dad was disappointed that Billy Joe was born to a girl and was anxious for his son. Even if his neighbor gave up and went to the west, his father stubbornly grabbed the land. After the horse died, Dad dropped out of school, left for work, and ignored himself and her daughter. Mad Dog Craddock is a boy on a farm with many musical talents and female fans. Maddog was one of Billy 's only friends, after a horse accident they often stayed here and treated her as usual. Eventually, Mad Dog left Oklahoma and headed for Amarillo. Billy Joe not only felt Mad Dog's friendship but also he did not bother her because he thought she was just a friend.