Babbitt · Character
Clarence Drum
A police captain and member of the Boosters' Club.
minor
Also known as Drum, Captain Clarence Drum, Mr. Drum
First appearance: chapter i
Clarence Drum shows up with force in Chapter XXVII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Drum, a shoe merchant turned militia captain, aggressively advocates for violent suppression of strikers and confronts Babbitt after Babbitt questions his methods.
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In Chapter XXVII: Drum, a shoe merchant turned militia captain, aggressively advocates for violent suppression of strikers and confronts Babbitt after Babbitt questions his methods. Later, in I: Serves as a militia…
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- Other
Character groups
- Civic and Authority Figures
- Protagonist
- Babbitt's Inner Circle
- Extended Social Orbit
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because Babbitt's vague, suppressed dread about Paul crystallizes into a s…
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See Clarence Drum in chapter i