In the Midst of Life · Character
Captain Armisted
A dark, saturnine Confederate officer with a bloodied handkerchief bound about his brow, he speaks the words that sink another man's world away from his feet.
supporting
Also known as Armisted
First appearance: the story of a conscience
As a supporting figure in In the Midst of Life, Captain Armisted is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Requests a commission from the Governor, revealing his desire to die in battle due to his wife's infidelity.
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In Concerning the Wish to Be Dead: Requests a commission from the Governor, revealing his desire to die in battle due to his wife's infidelity. Later, in II: How to Say What Is Worth Hearing: Battle-scarred and grayed,…
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- Feuds, secrets, and tragic fates
- Union officers' dilemmas
- Protagonist
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In this excerpt, the narrator’s emotional and psychological peak occurs as she confesses her intense, almost i…
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- Concerning the Wish to Be Dead
- II: How to Say What Is Worth Hearing
- The Fighting of One Whose Heart Was Not in the Quarrel
- The Great Honor the Great
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