Turvey (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Earle Birney
- First Published: 1949
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: World War II, 1942-1945
- Setting: Canada, England, Belgium, and the Netherlands
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire, Picaresque fiction
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Class conflict, 1940’s, World War II, Antiheroes, Individuality, England or English people, Canada or Canadians, Military life or service, Netherlands or Dutch people, Comedy, Belgium or Belgian people, Propaganda
- Locales: England, Canada, Netherlands, Belgium
Characters Discussed
Thomas Leadbeater “Tops” Turvey, the somewhat befuddled, persistently cheerful hero of this satire of Canadian military life. He is backward and painfully lacking in sophistication. He was born in Shookum Falls, British Columbia, on May 13, 1922, went to school only through the ninth grade, and has an employment record that leads nowhere (cucumber pickler, worker in a hat factory, popsicle coater, assistant flavor manager in a candy factory, and oiler in a mosquito-control gang). Lured by a spirit of adventure, he desires to become a soldier. His first...
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