Character Relationship Map: Fortune Cookie

Characters

• Pervert (played by Stanley B. Herman) — protagonist
• Harold Broadneck (played by Dean Cleverdon) — protagonist
• Jack Dundy (played by Robin Monroe) — supporting
• Owner of Restaurant (played by Peter Chen) — supporting
• Mrs. Pennipult (played by Nina Bauer) — supporting
• Mookie Wilson (played by Richard Morrison) — minor
• Mr. Tubbleton (played by Cliff Cozens) — minor
• Jane Rivers (played by Jean Adams) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Pervert → Owner of Restaurant (Professional Regular Customer)
• Jane Rivers → Harold Broadneck (Romantic Love Interest)
• Owner of Restaurant → Harold Broadneck (Professional Supplier)
• Jack Dundy → Harold Broadneck (Professional Customer)

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Mrs. Pennipult → Jane Rivers (Social Friend)
• Jack Dundy → Owner of Restaurant (Social Occasional Visitor)
• Mr. Tubbleton → Harold Broadneck (Conflict Rival)
• Mookie Wilson → Harold Broadneck (Social Friend)
• Mrs. Pennipult → Harold Broadneck (Social Neighbor)
• Pervert → Harold Broadneck (Social Acquaintance)

Story Analysis

A struggling door-to-door salesman becomes addicted to collecting fortune messages from cookies served at Chinese restaurants.

Plot Progression

1. A Difficult Sales Route
2. Messages From Dessert
3. The Collection Begins
4. Fortune Becomes Fixation