# Mr. Plornish — Little Dorrit character guide

> Mr. Plornish in Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Plornish, the mild Plornish

**First appearance:** 0014-xii-bleeding-heart-yard

## Who they are

A poor, good-natured plasterer living in Bleeding Heart Yard.

## In the story

### [Bleeding Heart Yard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_dorrit_se/chapters/xii-bleeding-heart-yard)

A plasterer living in Bleeding Heart Yard; he and his wife helped Little Dorrit and he assists Arthur in negotiating Tip's release.

### [Fortune-Telling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_dorrit_se/chapters/xxiv-fortune-telling)

Brings a message from Flora Finching to Little Dorrit, and later is struck silent by Pancks's strange actions in the prison.

### [The Pupil of the Marshalsea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_dorrit_se/chapters/xxvii-the-pupil-of-the-marshalsea)

Makes a brief appearance, offering a grave remark to his wife about understanding the situation.

### [XXIX: A Plea in the Marshalsea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_dorrit_se/chapters/xxix-a-plea-in-the-marshalsea)

Clennam writes to Mrs. Plornish to avoid visits, anxious not to be seen in his weakened state.

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