Pincher Martin (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: William Golding
- First Published: 1956
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: World War II
- Setting: Mid-Atlantic Ocean
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Fable
- Subjects: Nature, Self, World War II, Religion, God, Reality, Islands, Death or dying, Imagination, Atlantic Ocean, Shipwrecks, Military life or service, Navies, Lobsters
- Locales: Islands, Oceans
Characters Discussed
Christopher Hadley “Pincher” Martin, a British navy lieutenant, called “Pincher” because that is the standard nickname for Martins in the Royal Navy. Prior to the war, he was an actor, with an eagle profile and wavy hair. Because he had no belief in anything but his own importance, he betrayed those close to him by sleeping with his producer’s wife to advance his career and by raping his best friend’s wife after serving as best man at their wedding. He is blown from his ship by a German torpedo. In the Atlantic Ocean, hundreds of miles from land...
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