It Can’t Happen Here

It Can’t Happen Here

by

Sinclair Lewis

Clarence/Clifford Little Character Analysis

Little is a successful jeweler in Fort Beulah. He never went to college but always dreamed of it, so for a time, he pays Victor Loveland for private Greek lessons. But after a Minute Man overhears Little and Loveland complaining about the government, both end up in the Trianon camp. At Trianon, Little wins his freedom by reporting on Henry Veeder’s escape plans. He is variously called Clarence and Clifford in different passages.
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Clarence/Clifford Little Character Timeline in It Can’t Happen Here

The timeline below shows where the character Clarence/Clifford Little appears in It Can’t Happen Here. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 12
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...the parade burns down Louis Rotenstern’s shop sign and beats up the town’s curly-haired jeweler Clarence Little . The following evening, Jessup finds a poorly-written death threat on his porch. He doesn’t... (full context)
Chapter 25
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...returned from the labor camp to work as a quarry clerk. He tutors the jeweler Clarence Little , who always wanted to learn Greek but couldn’t afford to go to college. But... (full context)
Chapter 31
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...two of his cellmates, Pascal and Henry Veeder, as well as Raymond Pridewell, Louis Rotenstern, Clarence Little , and Victor Loveland. (full context)
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...cellmates constantly discuss escape plans, but they know that there are snitches everywhere. For instance, Clarence Little reports Henry Veeder’s escape plan and gets released as a reward. Emma, Mary, Sissy, David,... (full context)