Pelle the Conqueror (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Martin Andersen
- First Published: 1913
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
- Setting: Denmark
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Parents and children, Nineteenth century, Farms, farmers, or farming, Fathers, Islands, Lower classes, Denmark or Danish people, Shoes or shoemakers, Migrant labor, Scandinavia or Scandinavians, Work or workers, Employment or employees, Unions or unionism, Sweden or Swedish people, Strikes or lockouts
- Locales: Copenhagen, Denmark
Characters Discussed
Pelle Karlsson, a poor lad who becomes a shoemaker. He becomes interested in the labor movement and the shoemakers’ union, rising to become president of the shoemakers. He and his fellow workers live in difficult times. Pelle finds his livelihood cut off; his wife alienates him by becoming a prostitute in order to feed their two children; and he is unjustly convicted of being a counterfeiter. Pelle studies the labor movement and decides that factories will do away with the shoemaker who works by hand. He and Mr. Brun, a librarian, start a cooperative shoe...
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