Arrowsmith · Character

Ed Blassner

A farmer in Wheatsylvania.

minor

Also known as Ed, Blassner

First appearance: i

Ed Blassner's tie to Martin Arrowsmith is one of the pressures that moves Arrowsmith—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Leopolis druggist who reluctantly provides the antitoxin after being roused from bed.

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With Martin Arrowsmith (professional): Ed Blassner is a cynical, hard-drinking journalist and colleague who works alongside Martin at the McGurk Institute, often clashing with his idealism. With Max Gottlieb (professional): Ed Blassner and Max Gottlieb are colleagues at the McGurk Institute, with Blassner often mocking Gottlieb's intense scientific purity. With Martin Arrowsmith (professional): Ed Blassner is a cynical, hard-drinking journalist and colleague who works alongside Martin at the McGurk Institute, often clashing with his idealism.

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Nautilus Social & Professional Circle
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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Martin Arrowsmith
professional · ambivalent
Ed Blassner is a cynical, hard-drinking journalist and colleague who works alongside… How this plays out →
Max Gottlieb
professional · negative
Martin Arrowsmith
professional · ambivalent
Ed Blassner is a cynical, hard-drinking journalist and colleague who works alongside… How this plays out →
Martin Arrowsmith
professional · ambivalent
Ed Blassner is a cynical, hard-drinking journalist and colleague who works alongside… How this plays out →
Max Gottlieb
professional · negative

Martin Arrowsmith
Ed Blassner is a cynical, hard-drinking journalist and colleague who works alongside Martin at the McGurk Institute, often clashing with his idealism.
Max Gottlieb
Ed Blassner and Max Gottlieb are colleagues at the McGurk Institute, with Blassner often mocking Gottlieb's intense scientific purity.
Martin Arrowsmith
Ed Blassner is a cynical, hard-drinking journalist and colleague who works alongside Martin at the McGurk Institute, often clashing with his idealism.
Martin Arrowsmith
Ed Blassner is a cynical, hard-drinking journalist and colleague who works alongside Martin at the McGurk Institute, often clashing with his idealism.
Max Gottlieb
Ed Blassner and Max Gottlieb are colleagues at the McGurk Institute, with Blassner often mocking Gottlieb's intense scientific purity.

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