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Mary Townsend (Towney)
Two men who confront Miranda at work in the beginning of the story. Porter implies that they were hired temporarily by the government to further the war effort by pushing citizens to buy bonds. The men bully and ridicule her for not buying a Liberty Bond, insisting (untruthfully) that she is the only one in the newspaper office who hasn’t bought one. Miranda observes the “borrowed importance” obvious in the way the men present themselves and their case, and looks down on them with both rage and pity. Though they don’t appear after this initial scene, the two men introduce the performance of patriotism that is present throughout the story.
Lusk Committeemen Quotes in Pale Horse, Pale Rider
The Pale Horse, Pale Rider quotes below are all either spoken by Lusk Committeemen or refer to Lusk Committeemen. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Pale Horse, Pale Rider Quotes
He might be anything at all, she thought; advance agent for a road show, promoter of a wildcat oil company, a former saloon keeper announcing the opening of a new cabaret, an automobile salesman—any follower of any one of the crafty, haphazard callings. But he was now all Patriot, working for the government.
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Lusk Committeemen Character Timeline in Pale Horse, Pale Rider
The timeline below shows where the character Lusk Committeemen appears in Pale Horse, Pale Rider. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Pale Horse, Pale Rider
...all, […] any follower of any one of the crafty, haphazard callings.” The men are Lusk Committeemen , temporary government men hired to make sure citizens remain loyal to the US. The...
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The committeemen insist that Miranda is the only employee in her office who’s yet to purchase a...
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...headache and searches for its origins. She recalls what happened yesterday at work after the committeemen left. She and her friend Mary Townsend (nicknamed Towney) fret about not being able to...
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The story shifts back to the present, after Miranda has finished her bath. Yesterday—the committeemen’s harassment, the uncomfortable volunteering—was decidedly gloomy, she observes, except for “the hour after midnight she...
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