Pelle the Conqueror · Character
Peter Jörgensen
A fellow stonecutter and colleague of Pelle.
minor
Also known as Jörgensen
First appearance: viii
Peter Jörgensen shows up with force in XIV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The 'Great Power,' a once-brilliant stonemason now broken by poverty and failed ambitions, obsessively works on his plans while his family suffers.
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In XIV: The 'Great Power,' a once-brilliant stonemason now broken by poverty and failed ambitions, obsessively works on his plans while his family suffers. Later, in III: One of Marie's brothers; solemnly asks about…
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- Other
Character groups
- Later life associates and minor characters
- Pelle's family and early influences
- Symbols and struggling poor
- Immigrant workers and community
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Peter Jörgensen in viii