The Enormous Room · Character
The Hat
A prisoner defined by his distinctive, pathetic hat.
minor
Also known as The Hat, The pitiful Hat, the tragic Hat, Hat, Poor Old Hat
First appearance: iv le nouveau
The Hat's tie to Narrator is one of the pressures that moves The Enormous Room—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Narrator (social): The Hat is a peculiar and eccentric prisoner whose odd behavior the narrator finds curious but not deeply engaging. With Narrator (social): The Hat is a peculiar and eccentric prisoner whose odd…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Quirky Individual Prisoners
- Protagonist
- Central Camp Characters
- Miscellaneous Prisoners and Figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
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- Narrator
social · ambivalent
The Hat is a peculiar and eccentric prisoner whose odd behavior the narrator finds… How this plays out →
- Narrator
social · ambivalent
The Hat is a peculiar and eccentric prisoner whose odd behavior the narrator finds… How this plays out →
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See The Hat in iv le nouveau