Julie Dobrejcak Character Analysis

Julie is Dobie’s girlfriend and eventual wife. Dobie first meets Julie because she is set to be Agnes’s maid of honor. She and Dobie wed and begin looking for furnishings for their house. In contrast to many of the other female characters in the story who embody Old Country notions of femininity, Julie is every bit the contemporary American woman who is an equal partner to Dobie. She and Dobie discuss home furnishings together, go shopping, and dream of eventually living in a bigger house with all the trappings of a middle-class American life, including a washing machine and a car. Julie also serves as Dobie’s confidant, to whom he discusses the trials of his labor organizing and the progress of the steel union.