# John B. Drake — Sister Carrie character guide

> John B. Drake in Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Drake

**First appearance:** 0011-xii-of-the-lamps-of-the-mansions-the-ambassador-s-plea

## Who they are

Owner of the Drake Hotel in Chicago.

## In the story

### [The Spirit Awakens: New Search for the Gate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sister_carrie_se/chapters/xxxvii-the-spirit-awakens-new-search-for-the-gate)

Drake is mentioned by Hurstwood as a hotelier who might offer him a job in the fall, though this proves to be a false hope.

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