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Character Role Analysis

Slemmons

Slemmons is just like the gilded six-bits: a fake. On the outside he's attractive, wealthy and popular and Joe's charmed by him and wants to show off Missie to him. Joe is naïve enough to think that Slemmons won't try and seduce his wife, but he ends up doing just that. After Slemmons almost breaks up the couple's marriage, it's up to Joe and Missie to rehash and rebuild their relationship.