Look Homeward, Angel · Character
Tom Davis
A friend of Ben's and fellow newspaperman.
minor
Also known as Tom Davis, Tom
First appearance: part i i
Tom Davis shows up with force in XXIV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Tom Davis is a student who participates in the German lesson, laughing and engaging in playful deception with the teacher.
Tom Davis first appears in 0005 part i i.
In XXIV: Tom Davis is a student who participates in the German lesson, laughing and engaging in playful deception with the teacher.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Boarding House & Community
- Gant Family Core
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
Gant, having emerged from his "charnel-house of death," witnesses Eugene's triumph and feels his heart "lifted…
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See Tom Davis in part i i