Misalliance · Character
Gunner John Brown
A working-class gunner who walks into the Tarletons' garden with a revolver and a grievance, demanding to be heard.
supporting
Also known as Gunner, John Brown, Oh John, Gunner Clever, Mr. Gunner, Tarleton Gunner, Releasing Gunner, Gunner Tea
First appearance: misalliance
As a supporting figure in Misalliance, Gunner John Brown is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
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Gunner John Brown arrives from the world of labor and military service, carrying both a weapon and a sense of injury against the class that owns the house and the underwear fortune. His intrusion shatters the weekend's…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Tarleton family and associates
- Protagonist
- Intruders and romantic interests
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- Unknown Narrator
social · ambivalent
The gunner is a volatile character whose outbursts and confrontations are documented by… How this plays out →
- Tarleton
rivalry · negative
- Johnny Tarleton
rivalry · negative
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