Short Fiction · Character
Bud Aiken
A shiftless and abusive husband whose neglect of his wife and family makes him the quiet villain of the households he drifts through.
supporting
Also known as Mr. Bud Aiken, Bud, Mr. Aiken, Aiken
First appearance: In Sabine
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The abusive husband of 'Tite Reine, a disreputable Texan who mistreats his wife and drinks heavily.
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Bud Aiken is the kind of man whose laziness curdles into cruelty, a husband who takes without providing and punishes without cause. His wife endures him with a patience that reads less as devotion than as the absence of…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Abuse and resilience
- Duty, love, and return
- Passion, rejection, and courage
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Bud Aiken in In Sabine