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June Moon · Character

Benny

Fred's army buddy turned song plugger, forever hawking his own numbers and convinced the business has robbed him blind.

supporting

Also known as Benny This, Benny Davis, Benny George Gershwin, Benny Yah, Benny Fox

First appearance: june moon

As a supporting figure in June Moon, Benny is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

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Benny works the piano and the room with equal desperation, pitching novelty tunes like "Give Our Child a Name" to anyone who will listen. He resents Fred's sudden hit "June Moon," which he considers a fluke, and his…

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Character Web

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LULucilleMAMaxieEBEdna BakerMSMr. StevensFSFred StevensBEBenny

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Fred's social circle
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point

Benny’s emotional peak is his paranoid, self-justifying explosion over the theft of his song, where he conflat…

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