Walden · Character
Wyman
A potter who lived in a shanty near the pond and sold pottery.
minor
Also known as Wyman the potter, Wyman the younger
First appearance: former inhabitants and winter visitors
Wyman's tie to Col. Quoil is one of the pressures that moves Walden—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Col. Quoil (social): Col. Quoil and Wyman are both poor neighbors whose lives intersect marginally in the Walden community. With Old Johnson (social): Old Johnson and Wyman are elderly, poor neighbors whose lives…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Marginalized Pond Residents
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Col. Quoil
social · ambivalent
- Old Johnson
social · ambivalent
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See Wyman in former inhabitants and winter visitors