Babbitt · Character
Willis Ijams
President of the Boosters' Club and a local businessman.
minor
Also known as Ijams, President Ijams, Brother Ijams
First appearance: chapter i
Willis Ijams shows up with force in Chapter X. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Assists Babbitt and Paul at Ijams Brothers' Sporting Goods Mart, advising them on fishing flies.
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In Chapter X: Assists Babbitt and Paul at Ijams Brothers' Sporting Goods Mart, advising them on fishing flies. Later, in II: Fellow Boosters' Club member and salesman at Ijams Brothers, who helps Babbitt and Paul with…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Extended Social Orbit
- Babbitt's Inner Circle
- Church and Family Ties
- Protagonist
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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 Willis Ijams in chapter i