# Endnotes explained — Home to Harlem

> Chapter companion for Home to Harlem by Claude McKay.

## What happens

The endnotes section provides a brief explanatory note about a character nickname on the railroad, clarifying that the fourth waiter is called 'mule' because he works under the orders of the pantryman.

## Key lines

> The fourth waiter on the railroad is nicknamed “mule” because he works under the orders of the pantryman.

The fourth waiter on the railroad is called 'mule' because he takes orders from the pantryman.

_Clarifies the origin of the nickname 'mule' for the fourth waiter._

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