Heartbreak House · Character
Mazzini Dunn
Ellie's gently principled father, a man whose high ideals have somehow left him ruined, dazed, and smiling through other people's schemes.
supporting
Also known as Mazzini Dunn, Mazzini, Mr. Dunn, Mazzini Smiling, Mazzini Dazed, Dunn, Mr. Mazzini Dunn, Mazzini Resigned, Mazzini Rising, Mazzini Ellie
First appearance: heartbreak house
As a supporting figure in Heartbreak House, Mazzini Dunn is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
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Mazzini Dunn drifts through Heartbreak House as the amiable ghost of failed idealism, a man who trusted the wrong partners and lost everything while keeping his conscience intact. His daughter Ellie loves him, yet his…
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Relationship types
- Family
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Heartbreak House Inhabitants
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Ellie Dunn
family · positive
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social · ambivalent
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social · ambivalent
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