Look Homeward, Angel · Character
Joe Gambell
A friend of Eugene's from the university.
minor
Also known as Joe Gambell, Joe
First appearance: part ii xxi
Joe Gambell shows up with force in Chapter XII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Resigns his position in a fit of petulance and returns to Henderson after three months.
Joe Gambell first appears in 0025 part ii xxi.
In Chapter XII: Resigns his position in a fit of petulance and returns to Henderson after three months.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Boarding House & Community
- Gant Family Core
- Extended Pentland Relations
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
Gant, having emerged from his "charnel-house of death," witnesses Eugene's triumph and feels his heart "lifted…
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See Joe Gambell in part ii xxi