# Mr. Dumpery — Oil! character guide

> Mr. Dumpery in Oil! by Upton Sinclair.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-oil

## Who they are

A minor character, possibly a shopkeeper or local.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/ii)

A quiet carpenter with a small cottage, distressed by the financial uncertainties of the lease negotiations, and advocates for gardeners' interests.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/iv)

A carpenter and property owner who is tempted by a lease-hound with a limousine offer.

### [III: The Drilling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/iii-the-drilling)

Another neighbor who lost money in the Bonanza Syndicate, now returns home wearily from manual labor.

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