# Congo Jake — Manhattan Transfer character guide

> Congo Jake in Manhattan Transfer by John Dos Passos.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Congo, jake, Congo Jake, Hello Congo, Jake, Meester

**First appearance:** 0000-section-i

## Who they are

A boisterous sailor whose postcards from distant ports and easy generosity make him a legend among the women and drifters he leaves behind.

## Relationships

### [Jimmy Herf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/manhattan_transfer_se/characters/jimmy_herf)

_friendship_

A loyal, working-class friend who provides Jimmy with practical support and a grounded perspective.

### [Jimmy Herf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/manhattan_transfer_se/characters/jimmy_herf)

_friendship_

A loyal, working-class friend who provides Jimmy with practical support and a grounded perspective.

### [Jimmy Herf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/manhattan_transfer_se/characters/jimmy_herf)

_friendship_

A loyal, working-class friend who provides Jimmy with practical support and a grounded perspective.

## In the story

### [II: Metropolis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/manhattan_transfer_se/chapters/ii-metropolis)

A sailor who discusses shipping out, women, and the futility of ambition with Emile.

### [II: Nickelodeon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/manhattan_transfer_se/chapters/ii-nickelodeon)

Congo, a bootlegger with a wooden leg from the war, greets Jimmy and Ellen at his brother-in-law's restaurant, offering them drinks and his business card.

## Links

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