# Otto Stolpe — Pelle the Conqueror character guide

> Otto Stolpe in Pelle the Conqueror by Martin Andersen Nexø.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Otto, Stolpe

**First appearance:** 0016-xiv

## Who they are

The son of Madam Stolpe who inherits the estate.

## In the story

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/ix)

Approaches Pelle after his speech, introduces himself and his brother, and invites Pelle to his home.

### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xvi)

Ellen's father; comments on Pelle's doting behavior, calling him near an idiot.

### [Chapter XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xxiv)

Stolpe is a fellow unionist who laments the betrayal of an old comrade who became a strikebreaker, emphasizing the need to publicly condemn such actions.

### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xxix)

Pelle's father-in-law and president of the masons' organization; he supports the masons' unauthorized strike, leading to a conflict with Pelle.

### [The Lockout and the Leader's Burden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xxx)

Assists Pelle in organizing pickets and the campaign.

### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xxxii)

Debates with Pelle about the ethics of infiltrating strikebreakers; refuses to accept the idea.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xxi)

Stolpe visits, reconciles with Pelle and Ellen, and discusses the workers' movement and cooperative building.

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