Babbitt · Character
Emil Wengert
A young man in Babbitt's social orbit.
minor
First appearance: chapter i
Emil Wengert shows up with force in Chapter XVII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The jeweler who becomes willing to discuss buying a house from Babbitt after his rise in status.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Extended Social Orbit
- Protagonist
- Civic and Authority Figures
- Church and Family Ties
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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 Emil Wengert in chapter i