Unnamed German General

Submitted by ekp23@cornell.edu on Fri, 2018-05-04 08:39
Text: 
"Appendix: Compson"
Character Key: 
Unnamed German General
Display Name: 
Unnamed German General
Sort Name: 
Unnamed German General
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Middle Class
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Armed Forces
Specific Job: 
Nazi Officer
First Mentioned: 
Jefferson Library in "Appendix: Compson" (Location)
Origin: 
Germany
Biography: 

This man, presumably Caddy's lover during World War II, is "a handsome lean man of middleage in the ribbons and tabs of a German staffgeneral," and is further characterized through the luxury of his surroundings: "a Cannebiere backdrop of mountains and palms and cypresses and the sea, an open powerful expensive chromiumtrimmed sports car," all of which are featured in "a slick magazine - a picture filled with luxury and money and sunlight" (344).

Note: 
CUT: He is, presumably, Caddy's lover, a choice that is striking given the anti-German sentiment in America at the time, but explicable given the lifestyle Caddy seeks.
Ethnicity: 
German
Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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