Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Benyon
A minor character, possibly a suitor or villain.
minor
Also known as Mr. John Benyon, Benyon
First appearance: when papa swore in hindustani
Mr. Benyon shows up with force in One Touch of Nature. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A bank robber who has been hiding in Algiers for five years; he attends the baseball game under the alias Johnson and is betrayed by Waterall.
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- Minor suitors and henpecked husbands
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional peak occurs when the narrator’s pervasive homesickness and alienation crystallize as she hears t…
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