Look Homeward, Angel · Character
Guy Doak
A local man and friend of the Gant family.
minor
Also known as Guy Doak, Doak, Guy
First appearance: part i i
Guy Doak shows up with force in XXIV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Guy Doak is a Yankee student from Newark, New Jersey, who rooms with Eugene during Eliza's absence.
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In XXIV: Guy Doak is a Yankee student from Newark, New Jersey, who rooms with Eugene during Eliza's absence. He is described as having a…
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- Other
Character groups
- Gant Family Core
- Boarding House & Community
- Protagonist
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- Closing
Gant, having emerged from his "charnel-house of death," witnesses Eugene's triumph and feels his heart "lifted…
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See Guy Doak in part i i