Pelle the Conqueror · Character

Master Andres

A stonecutter whose workshop becomes Pelle's school in craft and manhood, even as the trade itself slips through the master's failing hands.

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Also known as Andres

First appearance: IV

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Master Andres comments on the widow's funeral expenses and argues with Baker Jörgen.

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Master Andres runs a workshop where Pelle learns to cut stone, chase customers, and hold a business together while the master's attention drifts toward the harbor and its endless news. The trade is declining, and the apprentice ends up doing the delicate work while the master dreams of the sea. What Pelle takes from him is not just skill but the harder lesson of watching a man lose his grip on the thing he once loved.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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III
Master Andres comments on the widow's funeral expenses and argues with Baker Jörgen.
IV
Master Andres is the shoemaker who employs Pelle. He is cheerful, disorganized, and relies on credit and borrowing, often sending Pelle on urgent errands.
VII
Confronts Pelle about the missing money but shows kindness by bringing him food and arranging for his washing.
Chapter VIII
The young master is dying of consumption; he refuses Pelle's repayment but later asks for a loan of ten kroner, showing kindness and understanding.
The Lamp and the Journeyman
Young master who struggles with poor light, then revels in the new lamp; becomes the lively center of evening gatherings.
XI
Indulges in theater tickets, shows a despondent and uncertain attitude, and participates in discussions about socialism.
XII
Master Andres welcomes Garibaldi, seeks his advice on Parisian fashions, and is impressed by his skill.
XIII
Mentioned as an employer; Pelle sends him Peter's respects.
XIV
The young master shoemaker, treated with limitless devotion by Pelle, who protects him from customers' anger.
XVIII
The young master is ill and increasingly dependent on alcohol to feed his tubercles. He struggles to keep the business going and often leaves Pelle to handle difficult customers.
XIX
Master Andres speaks disdainfully of the troops and eagerly watches for the new journeyman.
XXI
Bedridden and declining, he remains optimistic and talkative, refusing to admit his condition, and insists on seeing the snow tunnel.

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