Philip

Submitted by ekp23@cornell.edu on Tue, 2017-03-21 14:02
Text: 
"Elly"
Character Key: 
Philip
Display Name: 
Philip
Sort Name: 
Philip
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Middle Class
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Sales and Service
Specific Job: 
Bank Cashier
First Mentioned: 
Elly's Home in "Elly" (Location)
Biography: 

Philip is "a grave, sober young man of impeccable character and habits" who courts Elly with clock-like regularity (213). As a boy from Jefferson whom she has known "from childhood," Philip is the epitome of a suitable husband for Elly (213). His draw as a suitor is indicated in the same breath as his current occupation: "an assistant cashier in the bank, who they said would be president of it some day" (213).

Social Status: 
has influential social contacts (family, business, political)
Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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