# Aaron Dunn — Short Fiction character guide

> Aaron Dunn in Short Fiction by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Aaron, Dunn, Byron

**First appearance:** 0014-aaron-trow

## Snapshot

A young man of plans and drawings who lodges among women on a remote island, his quiet propriety masking the tensions that will engulf him.

## Who they are

Aaron Dunn lives and works among a household of women on a remote island, taking his meals with them and retiring each evening to his plans and drawings with demure correctness. The careful propriety of these arrangements barely conceals the rivalries and desires stirring beneath them, particularly among the women who attend him. He matters because his presence sets the stage for the story's dramatic violence, and because his self-containment makes him both a figure of order and a catalyst for chaos.

## Relationships

### [Miss Susan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/miss_susan)

_romantic_

Aaron Dunn and Miss Susan share a deeply affectionate and devoted romantic bond, marked by frequent, tender interactions.

### [Miss Susan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/miss_susan)

_romantic_

Aaron Dunn and Miss Susan share a deeply affectionate and devoted romantic bond, marked by frequent, tender interactions.

### [Miss Susan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/miss_susan)

_romantic_

Aaron Dunn and Miss Susan share a deeply affectionate and devoted romantic bond, marked by frequent, tender interactions.

## In the story

### [The Courtship of Susan Bell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/the-courtship-of-susan-bell)

A young railroad engineer who courts Susan; he is sent away by Mrs. Bell but later returns with a permanent position and proposes marriage.

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