Manhattan Transfer · Character
Anna Cohen
A Jewish immigrant working as a seamstress, seeking a better life.
minor
Also known as Anna, Anna Cohen, Ann, Ann - ee
First appearance: section i
Anna Cohen's tie to Jimmy Herf is one of the pressures that moves Manhattan Transfer—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Walks up Second Avenue with a young Jewish man who criticizes her former boyfriend and encourages her to rejoin the union.
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With Jimmy Herf (friendship): A kind, intellectual friend who shares Jimmy's literary interests and provides emotional support. With Jimmy Herf (friendship): A kind, intellectual friend who shares Jimmy's literary…
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Character groups
- Theater and entertainment world
- Protagonist
- Background figures and minor characters
- Elite social climbers
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- Jimmy Herf
friendship · positive
A kind, intellectual friend who shares Jimmy's literary interests and provides emotional… How this plays out →
- Jimmy Herf
friendship · positive
A kind, intellectual friend who shares Jimmy's literary interests and provides emotional… How this plays out →
- Jimmy Herf
friendship · positive
A kind, intellectual friend who shares Jimmy's literary interests and provides emotional… How this plays out →
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See Anna Cohen in section i