Appointment in Samarra (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: John O’Hara
- First Published: 1934
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: 1930
- Setting: Pennsylvania
- Genres: Long fiction, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Suicide, Social issues, Marriage, Class consciousness, 1930’s, Drinking or drunkenness, Clubs, social, Christmas, Debtors or creditors
- Locales: Pennsylvania
Characters Discussed
Julian English, an automobile dealer who drinks too much. He picks fights with his friends and benefactors, gets publicly drunk, drives his wife to seek a divorce, and chases after a bootlegger’s woman. When his acts add up and life becomes too complicated for him, he commits suicide.
Caroline English, a woman as superficial as her husband. When she decides to seek a divorce from her husband, she acts like a heroine in melodrama, cancelling a big party on short notice.
Harry Reilly, a wealthy Irish Catholic. At a party, Julian throws a drink...
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