O Pioneers! · Character
Nelse Jensen
Swedish farmhand who works for the Bergsons.
minor
Also known as Nelse
First appearance: part i the wild land
Nelse Jensen shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A gloomy suitor of Signa, skeptical about the silo, and plays mournful airs on his dragharmonika.
Nelse Jensen first appears in 0000 part i the wild land.
In II: A gloomy suitor of Signa, skeptical about the silo, and plays mournful airs on his dragharmonika.
Later, in II: Marries Signa and insists on walking home with the cows, demonstrating his practical and perhaps domineering character.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Bergson Farm Workers
- Bergson Family and Associates
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Nelse Jensen in part i the wild land