Babbitt · Character
Professor Joseph K. Pumphrey
A pompous elocution teacher and member of the Boosters.
minor
Also known as Professor Pumphrey, Joe Pumphrey, Pumphrey
First appearance: chapter i
Professor Joseph K. Pumphrey shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Participates in the banter, joking about Babbitt's supposed wealth.
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In II: Participates in the banter, joking about Babbitt's supposed wealth. Later, in Chapter II: Defends Drum's aggressive approach and…
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- Other
Character groups
- Civic and Authority Figures
- Babbitt's Inner Circle
- Extended Social Orbit
- Protagonist
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- 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 Professor Joseph K. Pumphrey in chapter i