# Short Fiction — Character guide

> Key figures in Short Fiction by Ernest Hemingway.

- [Nick Adams](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/nick_adams.md): Recurring protagonist across multiple stories, a young man experiencing war, love, and loss.
- [Unknown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/unknown_narrator.md): Focal character or narrator in several stories, often unnamed.
- [Scripps O'Neil](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/scripps_oneil.md): A writer and central figure in The Torrents of Spring, seeking inspiration and love.
- [Manuel Garcia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/manuel_garcia.md): An aging bullfighter determined to prove his worth in the ring.
- [Yogi Johnson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/yogi_johnson.md): A Native American soldier and central character in The Torrents of Spring.
- [Jack Brennan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/jack_brennan.md): A veteran prizefighter preparing for a crucial match in Fifty Grand.
- [Diana Scripps](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/diana_scripps.md): A waitress and love interest of Scripps O'Neil in The Torrents of Spring.
- [Mrs. Scripps](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/mrs_scripps.md): Scripps O'Neil's elderly mother, a minor character in The Torrents of Spring.
- [Zurito](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/zurito.md): An experienced picador who aids Manuel Garcia in the bullring.
- [The girl](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/the_girl.md): A young woman in Hills Like White Elephants, facing a difficult decision.
- [Krebs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/krebs.md): A soldier returning home from World War I, struggling to readjust.
- [Billy Tabeshaw](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/billy_tabeshaw.md): A Native American friend of Nick Adams, appearing in several stories.
- [William Campbell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/william_campbell.md): A boxer and friend of Jack Brennan in Fifty Grand.
- [Walcott](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/walcott.md): Jack Brennan's opponent in the boxing match in Fifty Grand.
- [Mandy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/mandy.md): A waitress in The Torrents of Spring, pursued by Yogi Johnson.
- [John Collins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/john_collins.md): A friend of Nick Adams in The Three-Day Blow.
- [Liz Coates](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/liz_coates.md): A young woman in Up in Michigan, involved with Jim Gilmore.
- [Uncle George](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/uncle_george.md): Nick Adams's uncle, present during the Indian camp birth.
- [George Horace Lorimer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/george_horace_lorimer.md): Editor of The Saturday Evening Post, mentioned in The Torrents of Spring.
- [The doctor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/the_doctor.md): Nick Adams's father, a doctor in several early stories.
- [James G. Blaine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/james_g_blaine.md): A political figure referenced in The Torrents of Spring.
- [Ole Andreson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/ole_andreson.md): A boxer hiding from killers in The Killers.
- [Guy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/guy.md): A friend of Nick Adams in The Three-Day Blow.
- [El Heraldo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/el_heraldo.md): A bullfighting newspaper in The Undefeated.
- [Massa Red Dog](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/massa_red_dog.md): A character in The Torrents of Spring, a Native American.
- [Marjorie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/marjorie.md): Nick Adams's girlfriend in The End of Something.
- [Bruce](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/bruce.md): A character in The Torrents of Spring, a Native American.
- [Henry James](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/henry_james.md): Author referenced in The Torrents of Spring.
- [Indians](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/indians.md): Native American characters appearing in several stories.
- [Hubert Elliot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/hubert_elliot.md): A poet in Mr. and Mrs. Elliot, struggling with marriage.
- [Dick Boulton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/dick_boulton.md): A Native American woodcutter in The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife.
- [Mrs. Elliot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/mrs_elliot.md): Hubert Elliot's wife in Mr. and Mrs. Elliot.
- [Max Beerbohm](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/max_beerbohm.md): Writer referenced in The Torrents of Spring.
- [Rinaldi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/rinaldi.md): An Italian soldier in In Another Country.
- [Sherman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/sherman.md): Historical general referenced in The Torrents of Spring.
- [Jerry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/jerry.md): A friend of Nick Adams in The Three-Day Blow.
- [Chief Running Skunk - Backwards](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/chief_running_skunk.md): A Native American character in The Torrents of Spring.
- [Carl](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/carl.md): A friend of Nick Adams in The Three-Day Blow.
- [Ford Madox Ford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/ford_madox_ford.md): Writer referenced in The Torrents of Spring.
- [Hopkins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/hopkins.md): A friend of Nick Adams in Cross-Country Snow.
- [Lucy O'Neil](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/lucy_oneil.md): Scripps O'Neil's daughter in The Torrents of Spring.
- [Gilford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/gilford.md): A friend of Nick Adams in The Three-Day Blow.
- [The Indian](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/the_indian.md): Various Native American individuals in early stories.
- [Signor Tenente](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/signor_tenente.md): An Italian officer in In Another Country.
- [Henry Mencken](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/henry_mencken.md): Critic referenced in The Torrents of Spring.
- [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/f_scott_fitzgerald.md): Author referenced in The Torrents of Spring.
- [Nickie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/nickie.md): A diminutive for Nick Adams in one story.
- [Lousy O'Neil](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_15_se/characters/lousy_oneil.md): Scripps O'Neil's daughter in The Torrents of Spring.

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