He was a sharp-faced, lean young man of a Texas strain, and his pale blue eyes were sometimes dangerous and sometimes kindly, and sometimes frightened. He was a good hard worker and would make a good husband. He drank enough, but not too much; fought when it was required of him; and never boasted. He sat quietly in a gathering and yet managed to be there and to be recognized.
– John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 10. This is one of the novel’s best descriptions of Rose of Sharon’s young husband Connie. He is said to be a good husband and hard worker, can hold his liquor and lives up to his male role requirement of fighting when he is called upon.