Short Fiction · Character

Margaret Hammer

A woman mentioned at a party, possibly Jim Hammer's wife.

minor

Also known as Margery

First appearance: I

Margaret Hammer's tie to Clare Kendry is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Clare recalls being cut dead by Margaret Hammer in Marshall Field's, highlighting social rejection.

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With Clare Kendry (social): Margaret is a mutual acquaintance of Clare and Irene, representing the upper-class Black social scene that Clare re-enters. With Irene Redfield (social): Margaret is a social acquaintance of Irene's, part of the elite Black community Irene navigates with careful propriety. With Clare Kendry (social): Margaret is a mutual acquaintance of Clare and Irene, representing the upper-class Black social scene that Clare re-enters.

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Character Web

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Relationship types

Social
Other

Character groups

Irene's social circle
Protagonist
Harlem society friends

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Clare Kendry
social · ambivalent
Margaret is a mutual acquaintance of Clare and Irene, representing the upper-class Black… How this plays out →
Irene Redfield
social · ambivalent
Clare Kendry
social · ambivalent
Margaret is a mutual acquaintance of Clare and Irene, representing the upper-class Black… How this plays out →
Irene Redfield
social · ambivalent
Clare Kendry
social · ambivalent
Margaret is a mutual acquaintance of Clare and Irene, representing the upper-class Black… How this plays out →
Irene Redfield
social · ambivalent

Clare Kendry
Margaret is a mutual acquaintance of Clare and Irene, representing the upper-class Black social scene that Clare re-enters.
Irene Redfield
Margaret is a social acquaintance of Irene's, part of the elite Black community Irene navigates with careful propriety.
Clare Kendry
Margaret is a mutual acquaintance of Clare and Irene, representing the upper-class Black social scene that Clare re-enters.
Irene Redfield
Margaret is a social acquaintance of Irene's, part of the elite Black community Irene navigates with careful propriety.
Clare Kendry
Margaret is a mutual acquaintance of Clare and Irene, representing the upper-class Black social scene that Clare re-enters.
Irene Redfield
Margaret is a social acquaintance of Irene's, part of the elite Black community Irene navigates with careful propriety.

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