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The Autobiography of Mark Twain · Character

Jim Wolf

A colorful character from Mark Twain's Hannibal days.

minor

Also known as Jim

First appearance: Playing "Bear"—Herrings—Jim Wolf and the Cats

Jim Wolf shows up with force in Playing "Bear"—Herrings—Jim Wolf and the Cats. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned in the chapter title; a boyhood acquaintance involved in the herring joke.
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In Playing "Bear"—Herrings—Jim Wolf and the Cats: Mentioned in the chapter title; a boyhood acquaintance involved in the herring joke. Later, in Jim Wolf and the Cats: A painfully bashful young man who, goaded by young…

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GDGeorge DolbyPVPetroleum Vesu…MTMark TwainRLRobert Louis S…GCGrover ClevelandJWJim Wolf

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended Acquaintances and Cultural Figures
  • Domestic and Professional Support
  • Nevada Territory Associates
  • Protagonist
  • Business and Political Acquaintances

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Jim Wolf in Playing "Bear"—Herrings—Jim Wolf and the Cats