Alice Adams · Character
Gertrude Collamus
A friend or acquaintance of Alice Adams.
minor
Also known as Gertrude, Miss Gertrude Collamus
First appearance: vi
Gertrude Collamus's tie to Alice Adams is one of the pressures that moves Alice Adams—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Serves as the waitress, bringing in a tray of sandwiches and later announcing dinner, while the family tries to manage the awkward social situation.
Gertrude Collamus first appears in 0005 vi.
With Alice Adams (social): Gertrude Collamus is a gossipy acquaintance of Alice, representing the judgmental small-town social circle. With Alice Adams (social): Gertrude Collamus is a gossipy acquaintance of Alice, representing the judgmental small-town social circle.
In Chapter XXI: Serves as the waitress, bringing in a tray of sandwiches and later announcing dinner, while the family tries to manage the awkward social situation.
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Town's Peripheral Figures
- Protagonist
- Alice's Social Circle
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See Gertrude Collamus in vi