# Mandy — Short Fiction character guide

> Mandy in Short Fiction by Ernest Hemingway.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** dear Mandy, that Mandy

**First appearance:** 0034-the-torrents-of-spring

## Snapshot

A waitress whose endless literary anecdotes and easy talk pull Scripps O'Neil away from his wife one restaurant meal at a time.

## Who they are

Mandy works at the restaurant where Scripps eats, and her conversation — all those interminable literary reminiscences — has made her the quiet center of a marriage coming apart. Diana Scripps watches her husband light up for another woman's stories and can only subscribe to more magazines in reply. Mandy matters because she never has to scheme: she simply talks, and the home she's supposedly breaking up loosens on its own.

## Relationships

### [Scripps O'Neil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/scripps_oneil)

_romantic_

Mandy and Scripps O'Neil are lovers, with Mandy representing a new romantic interest in Scripps's life.

### [Scripps O'Neil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/scripps_oneil)

_romantic_

Mandy and Scripps O'Neil are lovers, with Mandy representing a new romantic interest in Scripps's life.

### [Scripps O'Neil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/scripps_oneil)

_romantic_

Mandy and Scripps O'Neil are lovers, with Mandy representing a new romantic interest in Scripps's life.

## In the story

### [The Struggle for Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_15_se/chapters/the-struggle-for-life)

Buxom waitress who tells the story of Henry James's last words.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_15_se/chapters/viii)

Waitress who tells the story of Henry James's last words and stirs Scripps's desire.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_15_se/chapters/ix)

The waitress at the restaurant who talks with Scripps and threatens Mrs. Scripps's marriage.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_15_se/chapters/xv)

Tells stories to Scripps, including one about Gosse and the Marquis of Buque, and is accepted as Scripps's woman.

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