# Roy Sheffield — Manhattan Transfer character guide

> Roy Sheffield in Manhattan Transfer by John Dos Passos.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Roy Sheffield, Roy, Mrs. Roy Sheffield

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

## Who they are

A young man from a wealthy family, briefly involved with Ellen.

## Relationships

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

_friendship_

A fellow journalist and friend, representing the bohemian newspaper culture of 1920s New York.

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

_friendship_

A fellow journalist and friend, representing the bohemian newspaper culture of 1920s New York.

## In the story

### [IV: Skyscraper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/manhattan_transfer_se/chapters/iv-skyscraper)

Mentioned as being unemployed and reading papers with an 'adenoid expression.'

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