Roughing It · Character
Arkansas
A quarrelsome and drunken passenger on the steamer.
minor
Also known as Mr. Arkansas
First appearance: roughing it
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With The Narrator (social): Arkansas is a colorful, boastful character from the mining camps whose stories entertain the Narrator. With The Narrator (social): Arkansas is a colorful, boastful character from the mining…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Quarrelsome and Rough Companions
- Protagonist
- Frontier Authority Figures
- Nevada Territory Acquaintances
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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