An illiterate bakery cook and amateur inventor whose lack of formal education stems from his father's nomadic lifestyle. After facing job loss and personal hardships, he asks Iris to teach him to read and write. He eventually overcomes his illiteracy, secures a well-paying job in Detroit, and proposes to Iris.
Iris acts as Stanley's literacy instructor, guiding his educational development.
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