# Joe Blossom — Short Fiction character guide

> Joe Blossom in Short Fiction by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Joe, Joseph, Jo - seph

**First appearance:** 0000-when-papa-swore-in-hindustani

## Snapshot

The silent, shambling youth from Dunsterville whose hopeless passion for Mary drove him to New York, where the city remade him into a confident, well-dressed man of business.

## Who they are

Back home, Joe was all hands, feet, and shyness, twisting his fingers and staring adoringly at Mary from afar until the social whirl decided his unspoken love had exiled him to the city. New York conjured him differently: better-looking, better-dressed, cheerful, even flippant, and utterly at ease where Mary suddenly feels bucolic and awkward. His transformation upends the power between them, forcing her to reckon with a man she pitied and now cannot easily dismiss.

## In the story

### [Black for Luck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/black-for-luck)

The black cat Elizabeth adopts, bringing companionship and a sense of luck.

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