Dicey's Song takes place in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. The setting helps with the mood of the story. The mood is relaxed and calm. This novel's point of view is third person (he, she, they, and them). The protagonist of the story is Dicey Tillerman. Dicey is the "hero" of this story. Dicey is very caring. Also, Dicey loves her family, and she does everything possible to protect her family. The antagonist of Dicey's Song, is her life. Her mom's sickness (she was crazy and left Dicey and her family stranded in a car at the parking lot at the mall) causes a lot of stress on the family, just like the problem they have of adjusting to new places all the time (i.e. having to walk 50 miles, staying at two college roommates' house, staying with their cousin Eunice and then their grandmother's house). One of the other heroes is Gram (Abigail Tillerman). Gram is kind of like Dicey, very same when it comes to their personalities. She is an old grandmother who watches over Dicey and her siblings. Dicey has two brothers, James and Sammy, and one sister, Maybeth. James, the oldest, is smart and always wants to do the logical thing- no matter what. Sammy has a very high temper and is strong (physically). Maybeth is a slow learner, but she is really talented at playing the piano. Another of the heroes is Wilhemina Smiths, Mina for short. Mina is a determined, young, black girl who gives Dicey a shoulder to lean on. She really changes Dicey's personality, because Dicey was very not into having any friends and Mina really pushed her and pushed her some more until Dicey would give Mina a chance. Dicey couldn't understand why Mina would like her, because Mina was very popular and everyone liked her. Mr. Lingerle is a caring, white man who teaches Maybeth piano, and helps out the family during hard times. Jeff plays the guitar and becomes very good friends with Dicey. Another important character is Millie, Dicey's uneducated boss at the town grocery store. She was uneducated because she did not know how to read. Millie was the only one that knew about Gram's past. One last important character is Dicey's mother. Throughout the story, Dicey's mother is in a hospital because she is mentally ill. Even though this character does not say anything, the whole book revolves around her because of her sickness. One of the major conflicts in this novel is between Dicey and herself. Dicey fights with her feelings while trying to help her family. Another major conflict is a conflict between Dicey