# Meyer — Pelle the Conqueror character guide

> Meyer in Pelle the Conqueror by Martin Andersen Nexø.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** little Karl, Karl, Karl Meyer, Herre H. Meyer

**First appearance:** 0055-i

## Who they are

A factory owner whose ledgers and machines turn human labor into profit, Meyer embodies the capitalist system Pelle must confront as he builds a life on his own terms.

## Relationships

### [Pelle the Conqueror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/characters/pelle_the_conqueror)

_professional_

Meyer is a businessman and employer who interacts with Pelle in a transactional, often exploitative manner.

### [Pelle the Conqueror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/characters/pelle_the_conqueror)

_professional_

Meyer is a businessman and employer who interacts with Pelle in a transactional, often exploitative manner.

### [Pelle the Conqueror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/characters/pelle_the_conqueror)

_professional_

Meyer is a businessman and employer who interacts with Pelle in a transactional, often exploitative manner.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/iv)

Referenced as one of the 'big parasites' in Pelle's critique of the economic system.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xi)

Meyer attempts to form an employers' union and pressures small employers like Beck to discharge union members.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xii)

Enjoys the Christmas meal, makes puns and sings street songs.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xviii)

Mentioned as having taught himself to read and write; part of the orphan family.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xix)

Exploitative employer who dismisses workers, threatens lockout, and is targeted by Pelle's campaign.

### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xx)

The powerful employer who is ultimately defeated by Pelle and the union.

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