The Enormous Room · Character
The Wanderer
A mysterious, solitary prisoner who roams the camp.
minor
Also known as Wanderer, VIII The Wanderer, O Wanderer
First appearance: VIII: The Wanderer
The Wanderer'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.
A gypsy prisoner separated from his wife and children; described as having great king's eyes, golden hands, and a shirt of solid vermilion; weeps bitterly at the commission's…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Central Camp Characters
- Narrator's Close Associates
- Miscellaneous Prisoners and Figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
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social · ambivalent
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- Narrator
social · ambivalent
The Wanderer is a transient and enigmatic figure in the prison, with whom the narrator… How this plays out →
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