# Dengel — Banjo character guide

> Dengel in Banjo by Claude McKay.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-i-the-ditch

## Who they are

A character in the vagabond community, part of the group's interactions.

## Relationships

### [Banjo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/banjo_se/characters/banjo)

_friendship_

Banjo and Dengel have a steady, reliable friendship, often working together in harmony.

### [Banjo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/banjo_se/characters/banjo)

_friendship_

Banjo and Dengel have a steady, reliable friendship, often working together in harmony.

### [Banjo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/banjo_se/characters/banjo)

_friendship_

Banjo and Dengel have a steady, reliable friendship, often working together in harmony.

## In the story

### [I: The Ditch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/banjo_se/chapters/i-the-ditch)

A member of Malty's gang who drinks with Ginger and becomes staggeringly soft.

### [III: Malty Turned Down](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/banjo_se/chapters/iii-malty-turned-down)

Dengel is a Senegalese man, always in a state of 'heavenly inebriety.' He leads Banjo and Malty to a barrel of sweet wine and warns the swimmers of approaching police.

### [VII: The Flute-Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/banjo_se/chapters/vii-the-flute-boy)

Comments on police corruption in the Ditch, noting their low pay and collusion with criminals.

### [IX: Taloufa's Shirttail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/banjo_se/chapters/ix-taloufa-s-shirttail)

Present at the hangout with the others.

### [X: Storytelling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/banjo_se/chapters/x-storytelling)

Passes on information about Ray being a writer, leading to suspicion among the Senegalese.

### [XII: Bugsy's Chinese Pie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/banjo_se/chapters/xii-bugsy-s-chinese-pie)

Part of the group gathered around the religious woman.

### [XV: White Terror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/banjo_se/chapters/xv-white-terror)

Dengel is not mentioned in this chapter's excerpts.

### [XVIII: Banjo’s Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/banjo_se/chapters/xviii-banjo-s-return)

Helps Banjo find work by introducing him to Sarka.

### [XXIII: Shake That Thing Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/banjo_se/chapters/xxiii-shake-that-thing-again)

Dances wildly with a girl at the party, surprising everyone with his energetic jig.

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