Overview
Character Name
Jim O’Connor (The Gentleman Caller)
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dramatic Function
Confidant, Love Interest
Relationships
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
St. Louis, Missouri, 1930s
Analysis
According to Tom in Williams’ first speech for him, Jim “is the most realistic character in the play, being an emissary from a world of reality that we were somehow set apart from.” He attended high school with Laura and Tom, although they weren’t friends-- Jim was popular
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