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Hambo

Deacon Hambo, a steady porch elder, asks the plain questions that let the village's best liars spin their tallest tales.

supporting

Also known as Hambo Boy, Boy, Hambo Aw, Hambo Thass, Hambo Poor Jake

First appearance: act i

As a supporting figure in The Mule-Bone, Hambo is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

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Hambo is one of the deacons and old heads who anchor Joe Clark's porch, a man whose mild 'Well, did you git any partridges?' is the straight line that sets up Joe Lindsay's joke about feathers flying off the birds. He…

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See Hambo in act i

Character Web

25 connections

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DADaisyDCDave CarterLILigeMRMrs. RobertsJCJoe ClarkHAHambo

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  • Social
  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Prominent male community members
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

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  • Breaking point

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See Hambo in act i
See Hambo in act i