Look Homeward, Angel · Character
Malvin Bowden
A local man and friend of the Gant family.
minor
Also known as Malvin Bowden, Malvin
First appearance: part i i
Malvin Bowden shows up with force in XXVI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Part of the excursion; claims to know the girl's history and comments on the South.
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- Family Acquaintances
- Protagonist
- Gant Family Core
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Gant, having emerged from his "charnel-house of death," witnesses Eugene's triumph and feels his heart "lifted…
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