# Mars Donal — The Conjure Woman character guide

> Mars Donal in The Conjure Woman by Charles W. Chesnutt.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** ole Mars Donal, Donal, Mars Donal' McDonal

**First appearance:** 0002-mars-jeems-s-nightmare

## Who they are

A slave owner who appears in tales of conjuring and family curses.

## In the story

### [A Victim of Heredity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conjure_woman_se/chapters/a-victim-of-heredity)

Mars Donal' McDonal' is the wealthy white man who cheated his nephew Tom and later sought Aunt Peggy's help to control his slaves.

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