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Mame Lamkins
A black woman whose brutal murder is recounted as a story.
minor
Also known as Mame
First appearance: part iii kabnis
Mame Lamkins shows up with force in Theater. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A fellow chorus girl who dismissively tells Dorris 'nothin doin' regarding John, and later comforts her after her breakdown.
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- Violence and artistic reflection
- Interracial romance and tragedy
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The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the reaper, isolated by sensory deprivation (blindness, deafn…
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See Mame Lamkins in part iii kabnis