Theophilus North (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Thornton Wilder
- First Published: 1973
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Summer, 1926
- Setting: Newport, Rhode Island
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance
- Locales: Rhode Island
Characters Discussed
Theophilus (Teddy) North, the stiff and stuffy narrator. North has recently quit his teaching job at a prestigious boys’ preparatory school in Raritan, New Jersey, and has come back to Newport, Rhode Island, where he was stationed during World War I (1919-1920). He returns older and wiser, having finished college and lived in Europe for a year, to work for the summer as tennis coach, companion, and tutor to the wealthy residents of Newport. Conscious of his own middle-class background, North draws clear lines between himself and his employers (refusing,...
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