# Dick Wemys — The Eleventh Virgin character guide

> Dick Wemys in The Eleventh Virgin by Dorothy Day.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Dick

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Snapshot

A charming, irresponsible man June pursues past all reason, whose refusal of responsibility shapes the consequences she must face alone.

## Who they are

Dick slides through life with a happy-go-lucky ease June loves even as she braces for his brutality, calling their life together an affair that must end. He has told her plainly he will never consent to a child and will leave the moment one shows. Because June started the whole thing—chasing him, clinging to him—she excuses him in advance, and his absence becomes the pressure that forces her to stand alone.

## Relationships

### [June Henreddy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/characters/june_henreddy)

_romantic_

Dick is June's primary romantic interest, with a high frequency of interactions suggesting a deep, possibly tumultuous love affair.

### [Mother Grace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/characters/mother_grace)

_social_

Dick Wemys and Mother Grace interact as part of June's social orbit, likely with polite or strained familiarity.

### [June Henreddy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/characters/june_henreddy)

_romantic_

Dick is June's primary romantic interest, with a high frequency of interactions suggesting a deep, possibly tumultuous love affair.

### [Mother Grace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/characters/mother_grace)

_social_

Dick Wemys and Mother Grace interact as part of June's social orbit, likely with polite or strained familiarity.

### [June Henreddy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/characters/june_henreddy)

_romantic_

Dick is June's primary romantic interest, with a high frequency of interactions suggesting a deep, possibly tumultuous love affair.

### [Mother Grace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/characters/mother_grace)

_social_

Dick Wemys and Mother Grace interact as part of June's social orbit, likely with polite or strained familiarity.

## In the story

### [The Eleventh Virgin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/the-eleventh-virgin)

June's lover, central to her emotional conflict.

### [Part III: Not So Much So](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/part-iii-not-so-much-so)

June's love interest, central to her emotional turmoil and the discovery of her pregnancy.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/ii)

An orderly with a broken nose, he engages in a passionate and conflicted relationship with June, warning her about babies and sharing poetic moments.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/iii)

Loving but casual, he plans a future without June, mocks her devotion, and ultimately forces her to leave his apartment.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eleventh_virgin_se/chapters/iv)

June's lover who abandons her after she has the abortion, leaving a note explaining his departure.

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