Unnamed Army Lieutenant
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Unnamed Army Lieutenant
Sort Name:
Unnamed Army Lieutenant
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Middle Class
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Armed Forces
Specific Job:
Army Officer
First Mentioned:
Biography:
One of the soldiers the narrator encounters in the Memphis recruiting station is a lieutenant: "he had on a belt with a britching strop over one shoulder" (94). This leather band over the right shoulder is also called a "backing strop" by the boy (95); the story uses it to indicate an officer's rank.
Individual or Group:
Individual
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