Although there are minor characters such as the attorney Newmown Hay, the real-estate agent Dewey Naivete, and an abundance of hired hands all named Lafe, together with the protagonist's wife and two children scattered throughout the tales, there is really only one predominant character, the protagonist. The Perelman persona is a version of the "Little Man" character which was to a large extent developed in tandem with Robert Benchley.....
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