Babbitt · Character
Max Kruger
A businessman and member of the Boosters' Club.
minor
Also known as Max, Maxwell
First appearance: chapter i
Max Kruger shows up with force in Chapter XV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A banker and part of McKelvey's social circle at the class dinner.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Elite and Professional Acquaintances
- 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 Max Kruger in chapter i