Code Name Verity

Code Name Verity

by

Elizabeth Wein

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The Photographer Character Analysis

The photographer is a double agent who works for the Nazis in Ormaie and with the Resistance. He takes Maddie’s ID photo so she can assume the identity of Käthe Habicht, and he takes photos of Maddie’s crashed Lysander. He makes Maddie cry when he gives her a pair of hiking pants.
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The Photographer Character Timeline in Code Name Verity

The timeline below shows where the character The Photographer appears in Code Name Verity. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 2, Section 4
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...nothing has changed. It’s been two weeks. She’s had her picture taken by a trusted photographer. They’re going to give Maddie a new identity: that of Katharina Habicht, the family’s cousin... (full context)
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The photographer also works for the Nazis. He showed Maddie the enlargements he made of Maddie’s crashed... (full context)
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...Maddie hates the thought of Julie having to look at the photos. She asked the photographer if he could stall before turning in the photos. He agreed to stall and pulled... (full context)
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The photographer also brought Maddie a pair of lightly used climbing slacks. The gift made Maddie cry,... (full context)
Part 2, Section 25
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...she walked in that she was such a ragamuffin—she was still wearing the pants the photographer gave her, Etienne’s jacket, and Jamie’s boots. Maddie couldn’t help but think of the interrogation... (full context)