# Phil Kramer — Short Fiction character guide

> Phil Kramer in Short Fiction by Philip K. Dick.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Kramer, Philip Kramer, Philip

**First appearance:** 0006-mr-spaceship

## Snapshot

A man visiting an old professor who remembers him as a boy, and who waves off Security's questions to talk about his failed marriage instead.

## Who they are

Kramer arrives with Commander Gross and a security detail, but pushes them aside to speak privately with the frail Professor Thomas, admitting he and Dolores are separated because their careers got in the way. The old man's faded eyes fix on him with unsettling recognition. Whatever Kramer came to ask, his personal history with the professor may matter more than the official errand.

## Relationships

### [Commander Gross](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_43_se/characters/commander_gross)

_professional_

Commander Gross and Phil Kramer have a strict military superior-subordinate relationship, with Gross issuing orders and Kramer executing them.

### [Commander Gross](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_43_se/characters/commander_gross)

_professional_

Commander Gross and Phil Kramer have a strict military superior-subordinate relationship, with Gross issuing orders and Kramer executing them.

### [Commander Gross](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_43_se/characters/commander_gross)

_professional_

Commander Gross and Phil Kramer have a strict military superior-subordinate relationship, with Gross issuing orders and Kramer executing them.

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