# Mr. Sahm — Oil! character guide

> Mr. Sahm in Oil! by Upton Sinclair.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-oil

## Who they are

A minor character, possibly a local resident.

## In the story

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

A plasterer living in a temporary garage-house who insists on compensation for his planted crops in the lease contract.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/iii)

A plasterer and small-lot owner who expresses confusion and frustration, trying to calculate the implications of the new arrangement.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/vi)

Raises a procedural question about determining the majority.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/ix)

Involved in a physical altercation with Mr. Hank during the meeting.

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