# Gertie Blake — Home to Harlem character guide

> Gertie Blake in Home to Harlem by Claude McKay.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Gertie

**First appearance:** 0017-xiv-interlude

## Who they are

A woman who appears in the narrative, possibly a love interest or acquaintance.

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