How the Other Half Lives · Character
John Chinaman
A stereotypical Chinese character in Chinatown scenes.
minor
Also known as The Chinaman, John
First appearance: IX: Chinatown
John Chinaman shows up with force in IX: Chinatown. The page is where that presence becomes real.
John Chinaman is referenced in the context of the Chinese laundry and the exploitation of women, including a case of a girl being inveigled into a laundry.
John Chinaman first appears in 0013 ix chinatown.
In IX: Chinatown: John Chinaman is referenced in the context of the Chinese laundry and the exploitation of women, including a case of a girl being inveigled into a laundry.
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- Other
Character groups
- Authority Figures and Ethnic Types
- Protagonist
- Tenement Inhabitants and Reformers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See John Chinaman in IX: Chinatown