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Charles Lomax

Cholly Lomax is a wealthy, amiable young man whose vacant cheerfulness and total absence of conviction make him the perfect ornament for a society that never asks him to think.

supporting

Also known as Lomax, Cholly, Charley Lomax

First appearance: act i

As a supporting figure in Major Barbara, Charles Lomax is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

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LBLady Britomart…AUAndrew Undersh…SUStephen Unders…MBMajor Barbara …SHSir Horace Bod…CLCharles Lomax

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Undershaft family and associates
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

In this scene, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Barbara appears without her Salvation Army uni…

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