A Man Could Stand Up— · Character
Captain Mckechnie
A fellow officer whose rattled nerves and whispered insinuations have convinced Tietjens the Colonel despises him — though the Colonel's own conduct tells a stranger story.
supporting
Also known as Mckechnie, the Colonel
First appearance: a man could stand up
As a supporting figure in A Man Could Stand Up—, Captain Mckechnie is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The Colonel who reluctantly had to ask Tietjens to give the order to retreat, and whose hatred for Tietjens is noted.
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Mckechnie belongs to the battalion's officer world, the mess and dugout hierarchy where reputations are made by gossip as much as by competence. He is the source of the rumor that the Colonel hates Tietjens, yet the…
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Relationship types
- Psychological
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Social and Military Elite
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak where Valentine W…
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- Sylvia Tietjens
psychological · negative
Captain Mckechnie is obsessively fixated on Sylvia, viewing her as a symbol of the… How this plays out →
- Brother Mark
professional · ambivalent
- Valentine Wannop
psychological · negative
- Sylvia Tietjens
psychological · negative
Captain Mckechnie is obsessively fixated on Sylvia, viewing her as a symbol of the… How this plays out →
- Sylvia Tietjens
psychological · negative
Captain Mckechnie is obsessively fixated on Sylvia, viewing her as a symbol of the… How this plays out →
- Valentine Wannop
psychological · negative
- Brother Mark
professional · ambivalent
- Valentine Wannop
psychological · negative
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