The Caine Mutiny (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Herman Wouk
- First Published: 1951
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: 1943-1945
- Setting: New York City, San Francisco, and the Pacific Ocean
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Historical fiction
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, New York City, 1940’s, World War II, Ships, Military life or service, San Francisco, Eccentrics or eccentricities, Pacific Ocean, Navies
- Locales: New York, NY, Oceans, San Francisco, CA, Hawaii
Characters Discussed
Lieutenant Commander Philip Francis Queeg, the captain of the USS Caine. A neurotic officer of mediocre ability, he is not typical of his fellow Naval Academy graduates. He comes to the Caine from a somewhat murky background and seems determined, at least initially, to correct whatever happened in the past to make him a below-average officer. Within a few weeks, however, he shows himself to be an incompetent martinet incapable of seeing the big picture. As a result, he evokes in his officers and men reactions ranging from pity to rage and,...
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