# Lieutenant Braxmar — The Titan character guide

> Lieutenant Braxmar in The Titan by Theodore Dreiser.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Braxmar, the Lieutenant, Mr. Braxmar, Lawrence Braxmar, Lawrence

**First appearance:** 0040-xli-the-daughter-of-mrs-fleming

## Who they are

Military officer and suitor of Berenice Fleming before Cowperwood.

## Relationships

### [Berenice Fleming](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_titan_se/characters/berenice_fleming)

_romantic_

Lieutenant Braxmar is a respectable suitor who courts Berenice before she fully commits to Frank, representing a conventional alternative.

### [Berenice Fleming](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_titan_se/characters/berenice_fleming)

_romantic_

Lieutenant Braxmar is a respectable suitor who courts Berenice before she fully commits to Frank, representing a conventional alternative.

### [Berenice Fleming](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_titan_se/characters/berenice_fleming)

_romantic_

Lieutenant Braxmar is a respectable suitor who courts Berenice before she fully commits to Frank, representing a conventional alternative.

## In the story

### [The Revival of Hattie Starr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_titan_se/chapters/li-the-revival-of-hattie-starr)

Courts Berenice; helps eject Beales Chadsey after the insult.

### [Behind the Arras](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_titan_se/chapters/lii-behind-the-arras)

Proposes to Berenice after the Chadsey incident; is gently rejected; feels he cannot comprehend her.

### [LIII: A Declaration of Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_titan_se/chapters/liii-a-declaration-of-love)

Mentioned as a potential suitor Berenice considered but did not pursue.

### [LX: The Net](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_titan_se/chapters/lx-the-net)

Mentioned as a former suitor who has left for the East, his infatuation for Berenice apparently dead.

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