Short Fiction · Character
Ole Andreson
A former prizefighter who lies on his bed in a rooming-house, resigned to the men who have come to town to shoot him.
supporting
Also known as Ole
First appearance: The Killers
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Ole Andreson is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A boxer awaiting his fate, highlighting themes of masculinity and inevitability.
Ole Andreson has stopped going out for meals, and when Nick Adams climbs the stairs to warn him, he receives the news with a flatness that unsettles more than fear would. He is heavy, slow, and past fighting; whatever he did in his boxing days has followed him to this rented room. His refusal to run or even to leave the house turns the story's violence inward, making him the still center around which Nick's initiation turns.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Writers and Editors
- Boxing and Bullfighting
- Family and Uncles
- Nick's Friends and Acquaintances
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the doctor’s hollow reassurance—that the narrator will play f…
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See Ole Andreson in The Killers