Memoirs of an Infantry Officer · Character
Mr. Markington
The sallow, spectacled editor of the Unconservative Weekly, whose mournful dissent gives the narrator his first taste of civilian protest.
supporting
Also known as Markington
First appearance: i at the army school
As a supporting figure in Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, Mr. Markington is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Editor of the Unconservative Weekly, whose revelations about war aims inspire Sherston's protest.
Markington is the editor the narrator approaches with a half-formed scheme to tell the public what the war is really like. A lifelong dissenter wearied by public folly, he receives the young officer's outspoken letter with reticent friendliness and takes his horrifying information on trust. He matters because he represents the possibility—and the limits—of speaking truth to the home front.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Training and Frontline Comrades
- Collective Military Entities
- Home and Support Network
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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