# Andresen — Growth of the Soil character guide

> Andresen in Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Chief Clerk Andresen, Little Andresen

**First appearance:** 0024-iv

## Who they are

A clerk working for the mining company in the village.

## In the story

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/growth_of_the_soil_se/chapters/vi)

Andresen visits Sellanraa under the pretense of inspecting the mines, but shows clear interest in Leopoldine, remembering her from previous encounters.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/growth_of_the_soil_se/chapters/viii)

Andresen is taken over by Eleseus as part of the Storborg purchase.

### [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/growth_of_the_soil_se/chapters/ix)

Refuses to leave the wilds, having taken root; holds unsaleable goods from the mining boom.

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