Betty is an aggressive gay woman who has several run-ins with Patrolman Mancuso and whom Ignatius meets briefly at Dorian Greene’s party. Betty and her two friends, Frieda and Liz, live above Dorian’s apartment because he feels that they provide security for himself and the building. Betty, Frieda, and Liz are finally arrested at the end of the novel and are placed in the same cell as Lana Lee, whom they gang up on and fight with.
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Betty Character Timeline in A Confederacy of Dunces
The timeline below shows where the character Betty appears in A Confederacy of Dunces. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 12, Part 1
...women are seated at the table drinking beer. Dorian introduces them to Ignatius as Liz, Betty, and Frieda. The ladies greet Ignatius roughly—one of them nearly breaks his hand with her...
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Betty, Frieda, and Liz leave the kitchen and join Ignatius is the corner of the room....
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...to be removed from the party. Dorian hisses at Ignatius that he has ruined everything. Betty, Frieda, and Liz throw him out onto the sidewalk. Furious, Ignatius shouts that their political...
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...tells Lana she is under arrest—it is Patrolman Mancuso in disguise. Just as this happens, Betty, Frieda, and Liz appear among the crowd.
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Chapter 13, Part 1
...a report of the night’s events, complete with photographs. Ignatius reads it, amazed. Lana Lee, Betty, Liz, and Frieda were all arrested by Patrolman Mancuso. Jones even led Mancuso to the...
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Chapter 13, Part 5
...Mancuso. Not only has he broken up a notorious pornography ring, he has also arrested Betty, Frieda, and Liz, three characters the police have been looking for. Mancuso is so proud...
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Chapter 13, Part 9
...and then tears the paper up in a fury. Lana is in a cell with Betty, Frieda, and Liz and is not happy about it. She screams at the warden to...
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Chapter 13, Part 10
...Greene puts his apartment up for rent and finishes cleaning up after the party. Without Betty, Frieda, and Liz (who will be in jail for a while) there is no one...
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