# Joe Tuttle — Gullible’s Travels character guide

> Joe Tuttle in Gullible’s Travels by Ring Lardner.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Joe, Tuttle, Big Joe

**First appearance:** 0001-gullible-s-travels

## Snapshot

Known as Big Joe, a friend or acquaintance in the narrator's circle whose size and presence make him a memorable fixture of the group's social rounds.

## Who they are

Joe Tuttle belongs to the loose network of friends and neighbors who populate the narrator's card games and casual outings. His nickname suggests a physical presence that contrasts with the narrator's more hapless bearing. He represents the ordinary social fabric—the familiar faces and easy ribbing—against which the narrator's misadventures play out.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gullible_s_travels_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Joe Tuttle is a loyal friend and companion who shares adventures and misadventures with the narrator.

### [Mrs. Hatch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gullible_s_travels_se/characters/mrs_hatch)

_rivalry_

Joe Tuttle and Mrs. Hatch are often at odds, with Joe resisting her manipulations and schemes.

### [Mrs. Hatch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gullible_s_travels_se/characters/mrs_hatch)

_rivalry_

Joe Tuttle and Mrs. Hatch are often at odds, with Joe resisting her manipulations and schemes.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gullible_s_travels_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Joe Tuttle is a loyal friend and companion who shares adventures and misadventures with the narrator.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gullible_s_travels_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Joe Tuttle is a loyal friend and companion who shares adventures and misadventures with the narrator.

### [Mrs. Hatch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gullible_s_travels_se/characters/mrs_hatch)

_rivalry_

Joe Tuttle and Mrs. Hatch are often at odds, with Joe resisting her manipulations and schemes.

## In the story

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

A friend who hosts games and, like the narrator, often loses due to his wife's play.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gullible_s_travels_se/chapters/iv)

A player who gets into a heated argument with Quinn over a card draw.

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