"I bound to go to town, mister. The time come around"
A Worn Path, pg 227
The dialect of Pheonix and the white man help to characterize. Pheonix uses words that are representative of lower-class people. Her language isn't proper, such as when she says "for less than what I done". When Pheonix talks to the white man, her way of speaking is especially obvious. The white man's proper speech contrasts with hers, and shows that he is of a higher class. However, his higher class status doesn't mean that he is any more honest. This was shown when he says "I'd give you a dime if I had any money with me." Obviously this statement is false, as a nickel fell out of his pocket unnoticed not minutes before. The dialect may show a difference in class status, but not in the level of honesty.
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