Furex Character Analysis in Down and Out in Paris and London

Furex is a veteran of World War I and a Limousin stone mason. A communist when sober and red hot patriot when drunk, he is a regular at the bistro at the foot of the Hotel des Trois Moineaux. According to Orwell, Furex delivers roughly the same jumbled speech on French national identity every week, only to get sick, pass out, and wake up a Communist again.

Furex Character Timeline in Down and Out in Paris and London

The timeline below shows where the character Furex appears in Down and Out in Paris and London. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...was a good place” and they a notable set of people. Among those people is Furex, a veteran of the war who never fails to get blind drunk every Saturday and... (full context)

What follows Furex’s speech at the bistro is a period of goodwill. The patrons drink seriously and tell... (full context)