The Jungle · Character
Nicholas Schliemann
A brilliant socialist intellectual who debates philosophy.
minor
Also known as Schliemann, Dr. Schliemann, Comrade Schliemann
First appearance: xxvii
Nicholas Schliemann's tie to Jurgis Rudkus is one of the pressures that moves The Jungle—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Engages in a lively debate with Lucas, advocating for philosophic anarchism and critiquing the wastes of capitalism.
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With Jurgis Rudkus (friendship): Schliemann is a socialist intellectual who befriends Jurgis and educates him about class struggle and political ideology. With Jurgis Rudkus (friendship): Schliemann is a socialist…
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- Rudkus family and friends
- Minor characters and antagonists
- Protagonist
- Corrupt power figures
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Jurgis Rudkus
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Schliemann is a socialist intellectual who befriends Jurgis and educates him about class… How this plays out →
- Jurgis Rudkus
friendship · positive
Schliemann is a socialist intellectual who befriends Jurgis and educates him about class… How this plays out →
- Jurgis Rudkus
friendship · positive
Schliemann is a socialist intellectual who befriends Jurgis and educates him about class… How this plays out →
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See Nicholas Schliemann in xxvii