# Pansetta Young — Not Without Laughter character guide

> Pansetta Young in Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0010-xi-school

## Who they are

A girl Sandy admires and later dates.

## Relationships

### [Sandy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/characters/sandy)

_friendship_

Pansetta is a childhood friend of Sandy, sharing innocent adventures and early experiences of youth.

### [Sandy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/characters/sandy)

_friendship_

Pansetta is a childhood friend of Sandy, sharing innocent adventures and early experiences of youth.

### [Sandy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/characters/sandy)

_friendship_

Pansetta is a childhood friend of Sandy, sharing innocent adventures and early experiences of youth.

## In the story

### [A Shelf of Books](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xxiv-a-shelf-of-books)

Pansetta is Sandy's classmate and newfound friend, described as a baby-doll kind of girl. Sandy gives her his bronze medal and exchanges gifts with her.

### [XXVI: The Doors of Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xxvi-the-doors-of-life)

Pansetta is Sandy's classmate with soft brown skin; he thinks of her as 'his girl' and wonders about love and marriage, though they have never been alone or kissed.

### [XXVII: Beware of Women](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xxvii-beware-of-women)

Sandy's former romantic interest; begins seeing other boys after Sandy stops walking her home.

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