Short Fiction · Character

George Ringo

A character, possibly an outlaw or cowboy.

minor

Also known as George

George Ringo's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

The man in the romantic scene, whose watch becomes a point of contention.

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With Unknown Narrator (rivalry): George Ringo is a rival or enemy of the narrator, often engaging in confrontational or adversarial exchanges. With Unknown Narrator (rivalry): George Ringo is a rival or enemy of the narrator, often engaging in confrontational or adversarial exchanges. With Unknown Narrator (rivalry): George Ringo is a rival or enemy of the narrator, often engaging in confrontational or adversarial exchanges.

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Relationship types

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Character groups

Con artists and schemers
Married and older characters
Diverse ensemble of recurring types

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Story tension across the book.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Unknown Narrator
rivalry · negative
George Ringo is a rival or enemy of the narrator, often engaging in confrontational or… How this plays out →
Unknown Narrator
rivalry · negative
George Ringo is a rival or enemy of the narrator, often engaging in confrontational or… How this plays out →
Unknown Narrator
rivalry · negative
George Ringo is a rival or enemy of the narrator, often engaging in confrontational or… How this plays out →

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In the story

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What It Was
The man in the romantic scene, whose watch becomes a point of contention.
A Startling Demonstration
The young man who marries the mind reader and is caught thinking of another woman.
How She Got in the Swim
George W. St. Bibbs, the husband who loves fashionable society and attends the ball without his wife.
Caught
Implied as the 'tall, elderly, dark complexioned man' who is President Miraflores, though not directly named; he commits suicide.
One Dollar's Worth
Referred to as Mexico Sam, the half-breed desperado who ambushes Littlefield and Nancy.
One Thousand Dollars
Not present in this chapter.
The Rathskeller and the Rose
Not present in this chapter.
The Making of a New Yorker
Not present in this chapter.
An Adjustment of Nature
Not present in this chapter.
The Handbook of Hymen
Not present in this chapter.
Calloway's Code
Not directly present; the story focuses on the Enterprise staff.
Seats of the Haughty
George is Solly's friend from the ranch, mentioned in Solly's reminiscence about putting sheep-dip in Horsehead Johnson's whisky.
Proof of the Pudding
Not present in this chapter.
No Story
Not present in this chapter.
A Poor Rule
Not present in this chapter.
The Friendly Call
Bell's friend, a flamboyant and surly man with a scarred hand, involved in a mysterious business deal.

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