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Mrs. Palmer/Tyrone’s Mom
Steve is Emoni’s manager at the Burger Joint. A middle-aged white man who does very little work himself, he makes work very difficult for several employees, including Emoni. He resents having to schedule her around her school and childcare responsibilities, and though he doesn’t fire her, he severely cuts her hours when she asks for the week off to go to Spain, ultimately leading her to quit. Emoni also thinks the Burger Joint’s food is terrible, which she blames Steve for.
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Steve Character Timeline in With the Fire on High
The timeline below shows where the character Steve appears in With the Fire on High. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
23. Salty
...shift at the Burger Joint that evening, a woman asks Emoni what burger she’d recommend. Steve, Emoni’s manager, appears out of nowhere to say the Joint Special is the best. Emoni...
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44. Skipping
...she uses for every customer, even as she takes Malachi’s order. As they walk away, Steve tells Emoni to stop “fraternizing” with her friends.
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80. New Year, New Recipes
...final itinerary for the Spain trip. So, at the Burger Joint later, Emoni knocks on Steve’s office door. He’s perusing social media on the computer, but he tells Emoni that she’d...
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...to Spain and offers to work extra days to make up for the days off. Steve says this sounds like a vacation, and Emoni has already taken too many vacation days...
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