# Minty Brown — The Sport of the Gods character guide

> Minty Brown in The Sport of the Gods by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Minty, old Minty

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-hamiltons

## Who they are

A gossipy neighbor who spreads rumors about the Hamiltons.

## Relationships

### [Joe Hamilton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/characters/joe_hamilton)

_romantic_

Minty is a young woman Joe becomes involved with in New York, representing another fleeting and destructive romantic entanglement.

### [Joe Hamilton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/characters/joe_hamilton)

_romantic_

Minty is a young woman Joe becomes involved with in New York, representing another fleeting and destructive romantic entanglement.

### [Joe Hamilton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/characters/joe_hamilton)

_romantic_

Minty is a young woman Joe becomes involved with in New York, representing another fleeting and destructive romantic entanglement.

## In the story

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

Minty arrives from the South, seeking to reconnect with the Hamiltons. She holds a grudge but pretends to be friendly, and her visit leads to the family's eviction and Joe's departure.

### [XI: Broken Hopes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/xi-broken-hopes)

Publicly mocks Joe at the Banner Club, spreading the story of Berry Hamilton's arrest; later humiliated by Hattie Sterling and flees.

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