# Shaughnessy — Sister Carrie character guide

> Shaughnessy in Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0044-xlv-curious-shifts-of-the-poor

## Who they are

A neighbor who helps Hurstwood during a snowstorm.

## In the story

### [Without the Walled City: The Slope of the Years](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sister_carrie_se/chapters/xxxiii-without-the-walled-city-the-slope-of-the-years)

Hurstwood's partner in the saloon; reports the property sale and shows no interest in relocating the business.

### [XXXIV: The Grind of the Millstones: A Sample of Chaff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sister_carrie_se/chapters/xxxiv-the-grind-of-the-millstones-a-sample-of-chaff)

Hurstwood's business partner in the Warren Street saloon; they divide the assets and close the business.

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