Editor

The Editor is a working man that no one asked for. He is known for being pretentious and suspicious. In Little VVomen, he provides Jo March with rather stereotypical masculine advice for her book. Sadly, he appears necessary in order for Jo to get her book published. In their second meeting he gives the advice that she should have her female protagonist married by the end of her book, this allows for Jo to question if it has to be a man and hint at the existence of Black Phillip. However, she quickly corrects herself and asks for some ham instead. This reveals that the Editor actually keeps a suspicious ham in his desk that he sets atop his desk then gives a good smack. Jo is clearly traumatized, and the audience is left asking 'why is he here again?'.