A Man Could Stand Up— · Character
Sergeant Cutts
A non-commissioned officer in Tietjens' company.
minor
First appearance: a man could stand up
Sergeant Cutts's tie to Sylvia Tietjens is one of the pressures that moves A Man Could Stand Up——worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A sergeant who warns Tietjens about exposing himself above the trench, expressing concern for his safety.
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With Sylvia Tietjens (professional): Sergeant Cutts is a military subordinate who interacts with Sylvia in a formal, duty-bound capacity. In I: A sergeant who warns Tietjens about exposing himself above the trench,…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Core Protagonist and Soldier
- Social and Military Elite
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
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- Sylvia Tietjens
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