Anybody want to play 20 questions?

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641

Does he appear in a humorous story?

642
  1. No
643

Huckleberry Finn?

644
  1. No
645

I thought it might be Starbuck, “Ishmael” or Capt. Ahab, but Moby-Dick was published in 1851, per Wiki, so that’s out. Hmmm.

Is most of the story in which this character appears, set east of the Mississippi River?

646
  1. No

Arrrrghhh, reluctantly giving big hint, you are making a big assumption that is not necessarily true.

647

Um, all right, maybe the guy is in Moby-Dick, then, if by “created” you mean it was written before it was published. So…

Is he a character in Moby-Dick?

648
  1. No
649

Was the character an adult in all the stories written about him (or the story written about him)?

650

Are the accounts of this character primarily set in what is now the USA?

651
  1. Yes

Repeating the clue from post 646, with an added word:

Arrrrghhh, reluctantly giving big hint, you all are making a big assumption that is not necessarily true.

652
  1. Yes, in the USA
653

Is this character a person?

654

Did he appear in a medium other than literature?

655
  1. Yes, it is a person
  1. Yes
656

What other form of fiction was there prior to 1900? Radio wasn’t really operational yet…

657

I’m lost. Here’s a summary.

  • Fictional character
  • Male
  • Created between 1800 - 1850
  • Created by an American
  • Does not appear in a humorous story
  • Not Huck Finn
  • Most of the story is not set east of the Mississippi (but there may be a false assumption here)
  • Not in Moby Dick
  • Accounts of this character are set in what is now the USA
  • The character is a person
  • The character appeared in a medium other than literature
658

The character could be someone like Dracula, who was created in 19th C literature but later appeared in another medium.

659

I’m thinking along the lines of Western US folklore, such as Paul Bunyan

:confused:

660

Is the character Caucasian?