# Marcia Tarbox — Short Fiction character guide

> Marcia Tarbox in Short Fiction by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hume, Marcia, Marcia Hume Tarbox, the Hume, young Marcia

**First appearance:** 0005-head-and-shoulders

## Who they are

A vivacious young woman who marries a brilliant but naive man.

## In the story

### [Head and Shoulders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/head-and-shoulders)

A lively chorus girl who moves into the apartment below Horace. She marries him and later becomes a successful writer, reversing their intellectual roles.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/i)

A nineteen-year-old actress performing in 'Home James' at the Shubert, who visits Horace's study on a dare from Charlie Moon.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/iii)

Performs on stage, feels stage fright and revulsion, then returns to her apartment where Horace proposes.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/iv)

Marries Horace, continues her show, writes a book during her illness, and becomes pregnant.

### [Sandra Pepys, Syncopated](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_16_se/chapters/v)

Achieves literary fame with her serialized novel, negotiates a lucrative contract, and moves the family to a Westchester bungalow while balancing motherhood and writing.

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