# Uncle Dan Givens — Not Without Laughter character guide

> Uncle Dan Givens in Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dan Givens

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-conversation

## Who they are

An older man who tells stories to the children.

## In the story

### [Barbershop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xvii-barbershop)

Engages in argument about women's skin color and beauty.

### [Pool Hall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/not_without_laughter_se/chapters/xxv-pool-hall)

The world's champion liar, tells a tall tale about being a 'breeder' in slavery and outwitting his master after riding a horse to death.

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