Unnamed Negro Hostler(1)

Submitted by jburgers@gc.cuny.edu on Thu, 2016-07-21 17:47
Text: 
The Hamlet
Character Key: 
Jim 1
Display Name: 
Unnamed Negro Hostler(1)
Sort Name: 
Unnamed Negro Hostler(1)
AKA: 
Jim
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Free Black
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Sales and Service
Specific Job: 
Groom
First Mentioned: 
Mrs. Littlejohn's Place in The Hamlet (Location)
Other Texts: 
"Fool About a Horse"
Biography: 

Stamper's partner in crime, the hostler is a "magician" (38) and an "artist" who could take any "piece of horseflesh" and change its appearance so that the "beast's own dam would not recognize" (33). Although he is not named in The Hamlet, in "Fool About a Horse" his name is "Jim."

Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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