XXI
Holabird is the director of the McGurk Institute, representing the institutional and commercial pressures that Martin resists.
XXII
Holabird is the director of the McGurk Institute, representing the bureaucratic and commercial pressures that Martin resents.
XXIII
Holabird, as director, pressures Martin to produce commercially viable results, embodying the conflict between science and commercialism.
XXIV
Holabird is the director of the McGurk Institute, embodying the bureaucratic and commercial aspects of the institution.
Chapter XXVI
Director of the McGurk Institute, who pressures Martin to embrace his public role and give lectures, representing the institutional and commercial side of science.
IV
Head of the Department of Physiology; gives Martin a tour of the Institute, showing off the centrifuge and the Hall.
V
Hosts a dinner for the Arrowsmiths; his graceful casualness and scientific passion impress Martin.
Chapter XXVII
Holabird, as director of the McGurk Institute, pressures Martin to embrace his public role.
II
Agrees to host a dinner on the Institute roof for Capitola's intellectual party.
III
Present at the dinner, described as being charming.
IV
Spends time conferring with Tubbs instead of working; known for a single past research achievement.
VI
Becomes a Major and reprimands Martin for wearing civilian clothes, asserting military discipline.
VII
Holabird, now a Major, becomes stiff and distant with Gottlieb, reflecting the institutional hostility toward him.
XXVIII
Director of the McGurk Institute, pressures Martin to give lectures and conform to institutional expectations.
I
Mentioned as a contrast to Martin; Holabird would have dismissed the discovery, but Martin pursues it.
XXIX
Holabird embodies the administrative and social side of the McGurk Institute, pressuring Martin to conform to its expectations.
I
Referenced as an example of a scientist who became pretentious and successful, a fate Martin is saved from.
I
Polite but rebuking toward Martin, his prized centrifuge is sold, symbolizing the Institute's shifting priorities.
Chapter II
An unctuous office seeker who actively campaigns for the directorship, hoping for Gottlieb's backing.
III
Likely present at the dinner as a member of the Institute.
XXXI
Holabird pressures Martin to conform to the institute's expectations and participate in public relations activities.
XXXII
Director of the McGurk Institute, involved in Martin's return and the institute's celebrations.
I
Mentioned as receiving the Lettish scientific mission; part of the Institute's administration.
XXXIII
Holabird, the director of the McGurk Institute, pressures Martin to conform to the institute's social and administrative demands.
Chapter XXXIV
Director of the McGurk Institute, who praises Martin publicly but represents the bureaucratic and commercialized science that Martin rejects.
VII
Mentioned by Joyce as a charming figure from McGurk Institute, criticized by Martin.
Chapter XXXV
The director of the McGurk Institute, who pressures Martin to conform to institutional expectations.
XXXVI
Director of the McGurk Institute, represents the institutional and social pressures Martin seeks to escape.
IV
Meets Martin at the pier, expresses sympathy, hints at becoming full Director.
V
Elected full Director, uses Martin as the prize exhibit of the Institute.
Chapter VII
Director of the Institute who publishes a revised, overly optimistic version of Martin's phage report, causing conflict.
XXXVII
Appears as a figure in the McGurk Institute, embodying the institutional and social pressures Martin faces.
III
Greets Martin after the wedding with a look of approval, as if Martin has finally become civilized.
XXXVIII
As director of the McGurk Institute, he pressures Martin to conform to social and professional norms.
I
Director of the McGurk Institute, Holabird pressures Martin to work on influenza for practical results and is threatened by Martin's wealth and independence.
Chapter II
Holabird initially resists but then supports Martin and Terry's research, only to later pressure them to publish, leading to Terry's departure.
III
Referred to as 'the Holy Wren' who fires Terry Wickett but does not dare touch Martin.
XXXIX
The director of the McGurk Institute, who pressures Martin to conform to institutional expectations.
I
Mentioned as part of the Institute's social world that Martin feels enslaved by.
V
Mentioned indirectly as part of the social circle; not directly present in the excerpt but referenced in the context of the dinner.
XL
Director of the McGurk Institute, pressures Martin to conform to institutional expectations and give speeches.
I
Holabird offers Martin the Assistant Directorship and envisions a coordinated intellectual future through the League of Cultural Agencies.
Chapter IV
Delivering an epochal radio address to a meeting of celebrated thinkers assembled by the League of Cultural Agencies.