Seven Pillars of Wisdom · Character
Lewis
A British officer who commands a machine-gun section.
minor
First appearance: xxviii
Lewis shows up with force in LXI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Australian sergeant who volunteers for the raid, seeking the strangeness of desert life; his behavior toward Arabs reveals underlying racial assumptions.
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In LXI: Australian sergeant who volunteers for the raid, seeking the strangeness of desert life; his behavior toward Arabs reveals underlying racial assumptions. Later, in LXVI: Operates the Lewis gun during the…
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Character groups
- Machine-Gun Support
- Protagonist
- Arab Revolt Leadership
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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 Lewis in xxviii