Short Fiction · Character
Alf Brooks
A minor character, possibly a friend or worker.
minor
Also known as Brooks, Alf
First appearance: when papa swore in hindustani
Alf Brooks shows up with force in The Romance of an Ugly Policeman. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A charming milkman who calls Ellen Brown 'Little Pansy-Face' and is her love interest, but abandons her when she is arrested.
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In The Romance of an Ugly Policeman: A charming milkman who calls Ellen Brown 'Little Pansy-Face' and is her love interest, but abandons her when she is arrested. Later, in The Man with Two Left Feet: A fellow bank…
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- Other
Character groups
- Friends and central young men
- Comedy and authority figures
- Central cast of characters
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
The emotional peak occurs when the narrator’s pervasive homesickness and alienation crystallize as she hears t…
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