Uncle Billy

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Uncle Billy is a drunken, unscrupulous thief and gambler who betrays his fellow exiles in Bret Harte’s short story “The Outcasts of Poker Flat.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
alignment immoral
appearsIn The Outcasts of Poker Flat NERFINISHED
associatedWith Poker Flat NERFINISHED
betrays The Outcasts of Poker Flat NERFINISHED
fellow exiles
causes hardship for the stranded outcasts
characterInWork The Outcasts of Poker Flat NERFINISHED
contrastsWith John Oakhurst NERFINISHED
Mother Shipton NERFINISHED
The Duchess NERFINISHED
creator Bret Harte NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Outcasts of Poker Flat NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYearOfWork 1869
genreOfWorkAppearedIn Western fiction
short story
hasTrait drunken
unscrupulous
languageOfWorkAppearedIn English
medium prose
moralFunctionInStory embodies selfishness and betrayal
nationalityInFiction American
notableAction steals mules and provisions from the exiles
occupation gambler
thief
partOf the outcasts group in Poker Flat
roleInNarrative antagonistic exile
settingOfFictionalWork California NERFINISHED
settingPeriod California Gold Rush NERFINISHED

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