Home to Harlem · Character
Jerco
A friend and fellow worker of Jake's on the railroad, part of the laboring community.
minor
First appearance: x the railroad
Jerco's tie to Congo Rose is one of the pressures that moves Home to Harlem—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Jericho Jones, a friend of Jake's, deeply devoted to Rosalind, pawns his belongings for her care.
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With Congo Rose (romantic): Congo Rose and Jerco are involved in a passionate but unstable affair, often overlapping with her relationship with Jake. With Ma Lawton (social): Jerco is a casual acquaintance of Ma Lawton,…
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Community and Love Interests
- Harlem Nightlife Core
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional peak occurs when the narrator, stripped of his last private space and forced into a crowded, sha…
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- Congo Rose
romantic · ambivalent
Congo Rose and Jerco are involved in a passionate but unstable affair, often overlapping… How this plays out →
- Ma Lawton
social · neutral
- Congo Rose
romantic · ambivalent
Congo Rose and Jerco are involved in a passionate but unstable affair, often overlapping… How this plays out →
- Ma Lawton
social · neutral
- Ma Lawton
social · neutral
- Congo Rose
romantic · ambivalent
Congo Rose and Jerco are involved in a passionate but unstable affair, often overlapping… How this plays out →
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See Jerco in x the railroadIn the story
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See Jerco in x the railroad