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King of the Bingo Game
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Ralph Ellison
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King of the Bingo Game Characters
Meet the Cast
Protagonist
When we first meet the protagonist, he is in an awful situation. He is broke, hungry, and the woman he loves is about to die. He is also far from home. "King of the Bingo Game" is focused on this s...
Laura
Laura never appears in the story, but she's still super important. For starters, she's the only character in the story with a name. So…what's up with that?Though "King of the Bingo Game" is i...
Bingo Caller
The bingo caller is a one-dimensional character who fails to recognize the protagonist as a real person with his own concerns. The bingo caller consistently refers to the protagonist as "boy," whic...
