Mr. Britling Sees It Through · Character
Herr Heinrich
A pink-faced, spectacle-adjusting German tutor whose earnest decency becomes Mr. Britling's stubborn proof that the enemy is human.
supporting
Also known as Heinrich, young Heinrich, old Heinrich
First appearance: § 1
As a supporting figure in Mr. Britling Sees It Through, Herr Heinrich is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The German tutor, seen following the two small boys who are wheeling bicycles.
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Heinrich is the young German who lodged with the Britlings before the war, a horse-dealer's son with a violin and an absurdly pampered squirrel on his shoulder. Once fighting begins he writes cheerful postcards from…
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- Central characters and family
- Minor and historical figures
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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