Babbitt · Character
Noel Ryland
A member of the progressive set in Zenith.
minor
Also known as Ryland
First appearance: chapter i
Noel Ryland shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Sales-manager of the Zeeco Motor Company, a Princeton graduate and Booster, seen as frivolous by Babbitt.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Extended Social Orbit
- Elite and Professional Acquaintances
- Protagonist
- Babbitt's Inner Circle
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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 Noel Ryland in chapter i