Look Homeward, Angel · Character
Will Pentland
Eliza's domineering brother, a self-made businessman whose wealth and hard practicality embody the Pentland clan's strange mix of greed and sentiment.
supporting
Also known as Will, Will Pentland, Thomas Pentland, Major Pentland, Major Thomas Pentland, old Tom Pentland, Tom Pentland, Major Tom Pentland, Thomas
First appearance: look homeward angel
As a supporting figure in Look Homeward, Angel, Will Pentland is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Present during Oliver's visit to the Pentland home, known for his witty remarks.
Will Pentland is the prosperous, overbearing patriarch of the Pentland family, a man who has turned shrewdness into a fortune and expects the world to defer to his judgment. He embodies the clan's contradictions: ruthless in business, sentimental about blood, generous and stingy by turns. His presence at family gatherings, weddings, and funerals reminds Eugene of the inescapable inheritance of Pentland blood, with its vitality, its meanness, and its taint.
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- Other
Character groups
- Gant Family Core
- Extended Pentland Relations
- University Friends
- Local Doctors
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Gant, having emerged from his "charnel-house of death," witnesses Eugene's triumph and feels his heart "lifted…
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