# Don Pickens — Elmer Gantry character guide

> Don Pickens in Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Don

**First appearance:** 0003-chapter-i

## Who they are

A friend of Elmer's from his college days.

## In the story

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elmer_gantry_se/chapters/chapter-vi)

A gentle, affectionate student who admits he entered the seminary because his father sent him, and is seen as a monkish figure by Zenz.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elmer_gantry_se/chapters/i)

Gentle and affectionate, admits he came to seminary because his father sent him.

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