A Yankee in the Trenches · Character
Jerry
Slang for a German soldier, often used by the Tommies.
minor
First appearance: ii going in
Jerry's tie to The Narrator is one of the pressures that moves A Yankee in the Trenches—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Acts as first bayonet man, kills a German with a persuader, and is wounded by a bomb during the retreat.
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With The Narrator (rivalry): Jerry is a slang term for German soldiers, representing the adversarial enemy force the narrator fights against. With The Narrator (rivalry): Jerry is a slang term for German soldiers,…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse trench community
- Protagonist
- German enemy forces
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Jerry is a slang term for German soldiers, representing the adversarial enemy force the… How this plays out →
- The Narrator
rivalry · negative
Jerry is a slang term for German soldiers, representing the adversarial enemy force the… How this plays out →
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