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Sugars McNutts

Man who runs a saloon in Winesburg.

minor

First appearance: an awakening

Sugars McNutts shows up with force in The Teacher. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A fat boy with red cheeks who laughs so hard he falls off his seat when Kate Swift tells stories about Benvenuto Cellini.
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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor figures and background lives
  • Unfulfilled dreams and isolation
  • Youth and romantic tension

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  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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