Winesburg, Ohio · Character
Ed Handby
Bartender who competes with George Willard for Belle Carpenter.
minor
Also known as Handby, Ed, Edward
First appearance: An Awakening
Ed Handby's tie to Alice Hindman is one of the pressures that moves Winesburg, Ohio—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A bartender with a violent past; he confronts George and Belle on the hillside, physically overpowering George and taking Belle away.
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With Alice Hindman (romantic): Alice is obsessed with Ed, who abandoned her years ago, and she clings to a fantasy of his return. With George Willard (rivalry): Ed Handby, a bartender, is a jealous rival of George…
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Rivalry
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Unfulfilled dreams and isolation
- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Alice Hindman
romantic · negative
Alice is obsessed with Ed, who abandoned her years ago, and she clings to a fantasy of… How this plays out →
- George Willard
rivalry · negative
- Jesse Bentley
professional · negative
- Alice Hindman
romantic · negative
Alice is obsessed with Ed, who abandoned her years ago, and she clings to a fantasy of… How this plays out →
- George Willard
rivalry · negative
- Jesse Bentley
professional · negative
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