# Ruth Prynne — Manhattan Transfer character guide

> Ruth Prynne in Manhattan Transfer by John Dos Passos.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ruth, Ruth Prynne, Miss Prynne

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

## Who they are

A naive young woman from upstate who becomes involved with Bud.

## Relationships

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

_romantic_

A brief, intense romance that ends when Ruth chooses a conventional marriage over Jimmy's bohemian lifestyle.

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

_romantic_

A brief, intense romance that ends when Ruth chooses a conventional marriage over Jimmy's bohemian lifestyle.

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

_romantic_

A brief, intense romance that ends when Ruth chooses a conventional marriage over Jimmy's bohemian lifestyle.

## In the story

### [I: Great Lady on a White Horse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/manhattan_transfer_se/chapters/i-great-lady-on-a-white-horse)

A struggling actress living in a boarding house; Jimmy's friend.

### [II: Longlegged Jack of the Isthmus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/manhattan_transfer_se/chapters/ii-longlegged-jack-of-the-isthmus)

Dines with Jimmy Herf and recounts the dramatic scene involving the Oglethorpes and Tony Hunter.

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

Ruth visits a doctor for throat treatment, then meets Billy Waldron in a tea room, discussing her stalled acting career and financial struggles.

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