Short Fiction · Character

Mame Dugan

A character, possibly a woman or an older man named Dugan.

minor

Also known as Mame, Dugan, old man Dugan

Mame Dugan'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.

Waitress at the Dugan tent who despises men's eating habits but eventually changes her view.

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With Unknown Narrator (romantic): Mame Dugan is a central romantic interest for the narrator, with frequent interactions suggesting courtship or deep emotional attachment. With Unknown Narrator (romantic): Mame Dugan is a central romantic interest for the narrator, with frequent interactions suggesting courtship or deep emotional attachment. With Unknown Narrator (romantic): Mame Dugan is a central romantic interest for the narrator, with frequent interactions suggesting courtship or deep emotional attachment.

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Con artists and schemers
Outlaws and distinctive figures
Military and social types
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Aftermath
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Unknown Narrator
romantic · positive
Mame Dugan is a central romantic interest for the narrator, with frequent interactions… How this plays out →
Unknown Narrator
romantic · positive
Mame Dugan is a central romantic interest for the narrator, with frequent interactions… How this plays out →
Unknown Narrator
romantic · positive
Mame Dugan is a central romantic interest for the narrator, with frequent interactions… How this plays out →

Unknown Narrator
Mame Dugan is a central romantic interest for the narrator, with frequent interactions suggesting courtship or deep emotional attachment.
Unknown Narrator
Mame Dugan is a central romantic interest for the narrator, with frequent interactions suggesting courtship or deep emotional attachment.
Unknown Narrator
Mame Dugan is a central romantic interest for the narrator, with frequent interactions suggesting courtship or deep emotional attachment.

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In the story

Mame Dugan appears across 12 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Cupid à la Carte
Waitress at the Dugan tent who despises men's eating habits but eventually changes her view.
A Harlem Tragedy
Mrs. Cassidy, who proudly displays her bruises from her husband Jack and considers them tokens of love.
One Thousand Dollars
Not present in this chapter.
Transients in Arcadia
Appears as Mamie Siviter, a hosiery clerk who poses as Madame Beaumont during her vacation.
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.
Proof of the Pudding
Not present in this chapter.
No Story
Not present in this chapter.
A Poor Rule
Not present in this chapter.

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