# Mrs. Jones — The Sport of the Gods character guide

> Mrs. Jones in The Sport of the Gods by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jones

**First appearance:** 0006-vii-in-new-york

## Who they are

A neighbor or landlady in the Hamilton's New York building.

## In the story

### [VII: In New York](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/vii-in-new-york)

Mrs. Jones is the proprietress of the boardinghouse, a 'big yellow woman' with a good-natured manner. She welcomes the Hamiltons and arranges for them to stay, using her kitchen until they decide on a flat.

### [An Evening Out](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/viii-an-evening-out)

Accompanies the family; reassures Fannie about Thomas's friends; provides jellylike appreciation of the stage.

### [A Visitor from Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/x-a-visitor-from-home)

Mrs. Jones is the Hamiltons' landlady. After hearing Minty's gossip, she evicts the family to protect her house's reputation, revealing her own hypocrisy.

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