The Hairy Ape · Character
Second Engineer
The ship's officer who escorts Mildred to the stokehole.
minor
Also known as Second Engineer Miss Douglas, Second Engineer
First appearance: scene ii
Second Engineer's tie to Yank is one of the pressures that moves The Hairy Ape—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Yank (professional): The Second Engineer is Yank's direct superior in the ship's engine room, representing authority and class conflict. With Aunt (social): The aunt and Second Engineer share a class-based…
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- Professional
- Social
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- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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In this scene, Yank reaches his emotional and psychological peak of rage and alienation as he confronts the wo…
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- Yank
professional · negative
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- Aunt
social · negative
- Yank
professional · negative
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See Second Engineer in scene ii