Clif Clawson

Martin Arrowsmith

Clif Clawson is Martin's boisterous, loyal friend from medical school who provides comic relief and unwavering camaraderie.

Martin Arrowsmith

Clif Clawson is Martin's boisterous, loyal friend from medical school who provides comic relief and unwavering camaraderie.

Martin Arrowsmith

Clif Clawson is Martin's boisterous, loyal friend from medical school who provides comic relief and unwavering camaraderie.

IV

Class jester working at the next table, enjoys Ira's teasing of Martin.

V

Class jester and huckster who sells Fatty Pfaff a History of Medicine and participates in pranks.

VI

Clif is the fraternity clown, loud and raucous, but Martin sees him as solid and real. He boxes with Martin, goes on walks, and throws baked beans at Ira Hinkley.

III

Clif is a boisterous fellow student who befriends Martin and represents a more casual attitude toward medical education.

I

A hell-raising student who disrupts Dr. Robertshaw's lectures with pranks.

II

Class president who orchestrates the pancreas prank and then pretends to condemn it.

III

Martin's safest companion for debauches; shares Martin's disdain for commercialism and bunk; drinks beer and talks with Martin in a backroom.

V

Participates in the cramming session and suggests feeding Fatty a potassium bromide tablet.

VI

Mocks Martin's reverence for Gottlieb and represents the raucous, pragmatic attitude Martin opposes.

VII

His bawdy singing and noisy antics provoke a feud with Duer; he eventually leaves the fraternity, and Martin resigns with him.

II

Shouts boisterously about the pig's reaction to Gottlieb's injection.

IV

Fades from existence in Martin's mind during Gottlieb's conversation.

V

Clif provides comic relief and camaraderie for Martin during his time at medical school.

I

Martin's roommate, humorous and occasionally irritating, but with a charm that Martin appreciates.

IV

Dragged to the literary party by Martin; mocks Madeline and the gatherings, calling it a 'zoo of sparrows'; spreads the nickname 'Martykins'.

V

Mentioned by Madeline as someone who thinks poorly of her, reflecting the social tensions among Martin's friends.

VI

Astounded and profane at the spectacle of Martin attending church.

VII

Plans a summer working as a waiter in a Canadian hotel with Martin.

Chapter VI

Has been expelled from medical school, leaving Martin without his close friend.

I

Mentioned as an object of Madeline's sneering.

IV

Martin's roommate; he tries to cheer Martin up with drinks and crude humor.

VII

Clif is Martin's friend, embodying a more cynical and pragmatic view of the medical world.

IV

Waits for Martin and Leora at the cafeteria; after initial hostility, he grows fond of Leora and expresses his approval.

Chapter VIII

Reappears as Martin's friend, representing a more cynical and pragmatic view of the medical profession.

II

Mentioned as Martin's friend, characterized as boorish.

III

Martin's refuge; they drink together during the vacation.

IV

Resigns from medical school after the Benoni Carr incident.

I

Former medical student now a successful car salesman, flashy and confident.

II

Lends Martin a hundred dollars and helps him in Zenith.

Chapter X

Clif is a fellow student who embodies a more cynical and pragmatic approach to medicine.

I

Mentioned in Martin's apology, indicating a past incident involving him.

IV

Mentioned in contrast to Leora's quiet support; Martin studies better without Clif's distracting company.

V

Provides entertainment and companionship but eventually leaves for a new motor agency in New York.

III

Recalled in Martin's memory as a vulgar, pretentious friend from Mohalis.

IV

Briefly mentioned by Martin as a past acquaintance, wondering what became of him.

Chapter III

Mentioned briefly by Martin as one of the few people who stand by him, along with Gottlieb and Sondelius.

I

Reappears after fourteen years, now a gross, crude, and boastful man; his visit ends in a bitter quarrel with Martin.

III

Mentioned in Martin's guilty thoughts about betraying their friendship.