# Margaret Hammer — Short Fiction character guide

> Margaret Hammer in Short Fiction by Nella Larsen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Margery

**First appearance:** 0007-i

## Who they are

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

## Relationships

### [Clare Kendry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_39_se/characters/clare_kendry)

_social_

Margaret is a mutual acquaintance of Clare and Irene, representing the upper-class Black social scene that Clare re-enters.

### [Irene Redfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_39_se/characters/irene_redfield)

_social_

Margaret is a social acquaintance of Irene's, part of the elite Black community Irene navigates with careful propriety.

### [Clare Kendry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_39_se/characters/clare_kendry)

_social_

Margaret is a mutual acquaintance of Clare and Irene, representing the upper-class Black social scene that Clare re-enters.

### [Irene Redfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_39_se/characters/irene_redfield)

_social_

Margaret is a social acquaintance of Irene's, part of the elite Black community Irene navigates with careful propriety.

### [Clare Kendry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_39_se/characters/clare_kendry)

_social_

Margaret is a mutual acquaintance of Clare and Irene, representing the upper-class Black social scene that Clare re-enters.

### [Irene Redfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_39_se/characters/irene_redfield)

_social_

Margaret is a social acquaintance of Irene's, part of the elite Black community Irene navigates with careful propriety.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_39_se/chapters/ii)

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

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_39_se/chapters/i)

Not present in this chapter.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_39_se/chapters/ii)

Referred to as Mis' Poole, the woman who hides Jim Hammer.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_39_se/chapters/iii)

Mentioned as Jim's mother; not directly present in the chapter.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_39_se/chapters/iv)

Margaret Hammer is mentioned as 'Margery' in the context of the sheriff's conversation, but does not appear directly in this chapter.

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