Ferdydurke (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Witold Gombrowicz
- First Published: 1937
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Farce
- Time of Work: The mid-1930’s
- Setting: Poland
- Genres: Long fiction, Philosophical realism, Farce, Fantasy
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Class conflict, Authors or writers, Literature, 1930’s, Servants, Poland or Polish people, Students or student life
- Locales: Poland
Characters Discussed
Johnnie, the narrator, a writer. At the age of thirty, Johnnie finds himself trapped behind an adult “face” created by others. Realizing this when critics attack his first book, he regresses to adolescence, becoming embroiled against his will in the novel’s bizarre plot as though in a dream of immaturity. Abducted and returned to school by the pedantic Professor Pimko, he is powerless to convince anyone that he does not belong there or to assert a truly mature individuality. Passive and irresolute in general, Johnnie rarely articulates his feelings,...
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