“Doc” Itchitt is an earnest, wily young reporter who works for Doremus Jessup at the Daily Informer. He secretly opposes Windrip and the Corpo government, but he chooses to distance himself from Jessup, obey the government censors, and befriend Shad Ledue and Emil Staubmeyer in order to advance his career. Eventually, after Jessup quits the Informer, Itchitt essentially starts running the paper (even though Staubmeyer is officially the editor).
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Otis “Doc” Itchitt Character Timeline in It Can’t Happen Here
The timeline below shows where the character Otis “Doc” Itchitt appears in It Can’t Happen Here. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 18
Doremus Jessup shows a copy of his article to his star reporter Otis “Doc” Itchitt and Julian Falck. Doc Itchitt says that nothing will go wrong, but Jessup suspects that...
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Chapter 25
...Buck Titus and Lorinda Pike.) Once, Jessup visits the Informer offices, and he sees that Doc Itchitt has effectively taken over the paper. Otherwise, Jessup just waits for something to change.
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Chapter 26
...from the storeroom in his jacket. On his way out of the office, he meets Doc Itchitt . They complain about Doremus Jessup’s politics, trade a Minute Men salute, and say good...
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...the New Underground less out of opposition to the government than out of frustration about Doc Itchitt taking over the Informer. The Fort Beulah cell is headquartered in Buck Titus’s basement, and...
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