David is Fowler and Mary Greenhill’s son, who is eight years old at the beginning of the novel. Even thought the Windrip administration murders his father, David falls victim to its propaganda: he starts dreaming about joining the Minute Men. Eventually, after his mother’s death, he moves in with his uncle Philip.
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David Greenhill Character Timeline in It Can’t Happen Here
The timeline below shows where the character David Greenhill appears in It Can’t Happen Here. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 3
...the wife of a respected local doctor, Fowler Greenhill, and mother of an eight-year-old son, David. The youngest is 18-year-old Cecilia, or “Sissy,” who is in high school and hopes to...
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Chapter 18
...He finds Mary writing letters at her desk while her husband Fowler Greenhill, their son David, and Greenhill’s partner Dr. Olmsted discuss David’s future. David says that he wants to be...
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Chapter 20
...literature (like Marx and Trowbridge). The government seizes all of Greenhill’s property, so Mary and David have to move back to Doremus Jessup’s house. Mary is overwhelmed with grief: she doesn’t...
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...He often considers quitting his job, but he has to support Emma, Sissy, Mary, and David. Still, he feels no different from a dishonest salesman who sells scam products to support...
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Chapter 23
...bathroom and admits that he’s planning to return. Buck Titus packs Doremus, Emma, Sissy, Mary, David, and Foolish the dog into his car. Julian Falck says goodbye to Sissy—he wishes he...
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Chapter 30
...annoyed at Doremus’s irregular schedule, new working-class friends, and obsession with politics. Like her grandson David, Emma quite enjoys watching the Minute Men march through town.
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Chapter 31
...Little reports Henry Veeder’s escape plan and gets released as a reward. Emma, Mary, Sissy, David, and even Philip (who’s now a judge for the Corpos) all visit Jessup, but under...
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Chapter 33
...She visits the camps and asks Doremus and Buck Titus to promise to care for David, in case anything happens to her. Then, she withdraws all of her money, writes up...
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Chapter 34
...to rent out the house and move in with him. She does, and she brings David with her. Sissy decides to go work for Lorinda Pike instead, and in the meantime,...
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Chapter 38
...in the camps, Father Perefixe is running the Fort Beulah New Underground, and Emma and David are happy with Philip in Worcester. Sissy is still working for the New Underground and...
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...Henry Veeder, John Pollikop, Truman Webb, and even Karl Pascal. Lorinda Pike, Emma, Sissy, Mary, David, Foolish, and Mrs. Candy wait in the distance. Shad Ledue starts to chase them—and then...
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