Short Fiction · Character
Uncle Robert
An uncle figure in the narrative of the White People.
minor
Also known as Herbert, Robert
First appearance: the white people
Uncle Robert's tie to Mary is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Revealed to be involved with a red-haired boy and later with Enid Vivian, causing marital strife.
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With Mary (family): Mary and Uncle Robert are clearly family, likely uncle and niece, with a warm familial bond. With Mary (family): Mary and Uncle Robert are clearly family, likely uncle and niece, with a warm familial…
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- Family
- Other
Character groups
- White People Narratives
- Protagonist
- Supernatural and Terror Investigators
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Mary and Uncle Robert are clearly family, likely uncle and niece, with a warm familial… How this plays out →
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Mary and Uncle Robert are clearly family, likely uncle and niece, with a warm familial… How this plays out →
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