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Essay Archive - Character Analysis for The Portable Phonograph
Character Analysis for The Portable Phonograph
Walter Van Tilburg Clark's short story, The Portable Phonograph, is a
tale about the last survivors in the world after the total destruction of a war.
The author gives clues and hints of this throughout the beginning by writing in
a narative voice and describing the scene in dark war-like terms. The characters
are then introduced as a group of men huddled around a fire. The older of the
men, Doctor Jenkins, is the leader and his character is full of personality
that can be analyzed by the reader. He is the owner of the shelter that ....
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