Julian Falck Character Analysis in It Can’t Happen Here

Julian Falck, Sissy Jessup’s boyfriend, is a handsome, intellectual college student who grew up in the care of his grandfather, the Rev. Mr. Falck, in Fort Beulah. He is reliable, affectionate, and sincere, and Doremus Jessup squarely approves of his relationship with Sissy. After the Windrip government shuts down Amherst, where Julian Falck goes to school, he becomes Dr. Olmsted’s driver and joins the New Underground. Sissy convinces him to become a spy within the Minute Men, and while he collects valuable information, he eventually gets caught and ends up in Trianon, where the guards brutally torture him.

Julian Falck Character Timeline in It Can’t Happen Here

The timeline below shows where the character Julian Falck appears in It Can’t Happen Here. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...the “Messiahs,” like Windrip and Prang, who are trying to save the country from itself. Julian Falck, the Reverend’s handsome young grandson, also visits the picnic. Along with the wealthier but... (full context)

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...replies that Buzz Windrip will soon be running the whole country as a fascist dictatorship. Julian Falck and Buck Titus joke about Windrip, and Fowler Greenhill insists that “America’s the only... (full context)

...gives speeches, organizes rallies, and even leads a parade for Windrip. Sissy Jessup’s two suitors, Julian Falck and Malcolm Tasbrough, argue about Windrip when they visit her: Falck opposes him, while... (full context)

Julian Falck visits Fort Beulah on Christmas break, and Jessup gives him a ride home one... (full context)

...deeper economic issues. In fact, Pascal and Pollikop are still merrily debating when Jessup and Julian Falck drive away. (full context)

...that she’s still a virgin, but probably not for long, given how her relationship with Julian Falck is going. (She has given up on Malcolm Tasbrough, who’s now an avid Windrip... (full context)

...headquarters, the former Dartmouth College campus in Hanover. Before Doremus Jessup leaves to attend, Sissy, Julian Falck, Buck Titus, and Lorinda Pike write him a rhyming poem about how dreadful Haik... (full context)

...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 Itchitt might... (full context)

...quitting high school rather than pledge allegiance to the Corpos and Minute Men every morning. Julian Falck comes, too, and explains that the Corpos are shutting down Amherst College. He’s looking... (full context)

Doremus, Sissy, and Julian Falck rush off to ask Lorinda Pike about their new business idea. At the Tavern,... (full context)

...Titus calls him and asks to meet with his whole family, plus Lorinda Pike and Julian Falck. (full context)

...Buck Titus packs Doremus, Emma, Sissy, Mary, David, and Foolish the dog into his car. Julian Falck says goodbye to Sissy—he wishes he could go, too—and Mrs. Candy gives them a... (full context)

A few days into retirement, Doremus Jessup hatches a plan. But he only tells Julian Falck, since it will involve some “high treason.” He wants to contact the communists—even though... (full context)

...it has about two dozen members, including Doremus Jessup, Buck Titus, Dan Wilgus, Lorinda Pike, Julian Falck, Dr. Marcus Olmsted, John Pollikop, Father Perefixe, Henry Veeder’s wife, Harry Kindermann, Mungo Kitterick,... (full context)

...Whit Bibby helps distribute the New Underground pamphlets by taking them to Truman Webb’s farmhouse. Julian Falck and Dr. Olmsted also shelter refugees headed for the border in Webb’s house—where Webb’s... (full context)

...Ledue’s notebook helps the New Underground piece together the Corpos’ graft scheme. But in April, Julian Falck tells Sissy that he wishes she would stop spending time with Shad Ledue and... (full context)

...and coy as she can. She thinks about how all the men she has dated—except Julian Falck—have tried to seduce her in exactly the same way but all still believe in... (full context)

...that he’s manly enough to be gentle with her. He asks if she really likes Julian Falck—she says no, but starts fantasizing about working with Julian to help Ledue’s next victim... (full context)

...the salon, and tells Ledue that she has to leave. In the hallway, she meets Julian Falck. She’s distraught because she feels like a terrible spy. (full context)

However, Sissy does convince Julian Falck to join the Minute Men and start collecting intelligence from the inside. They plan... (full context)

...press, and John Pollikop drives it to Truman Webb’s house before dawn. The next day, Julian Falck invites Shad Ledue and Emil Staubmeyer over to play poker at Buck Titus’s house—they... (full context)

...at home, Lorinda Pike is still free, and Buck Titus is at a different camp. Julian Falck, now a Minute Men Squad-Leader, is still feeding information to the New Underground. And... (full context)

...of the quad. He hears gunshots, then sees them return with Veeder’s body. Worse still, Julian Falck and his grandfather, the Rev. Mr. Falck, arrive at Trianon. The guards repeatedly torture... (full context)

...Cowlick offers to give Jessup a clean bedroom and preferential treatment if he reports on Julian Falck’s “subversive activities.” Jessup refuses, so Ensign Stoyt drags the Rev. Mr. Falck into the... (full context)

Before his arrest, Julian Falck was busy passing information from the Minute Men to the New Underground. He was... (full context)

...Pike. She embraces Jessup and gives him some final news before his departure. Buck Titus, Julian Falck, Karl Pascal, and John Pollikop are still alive in the camps, Father Perefixe is... (full context)

...are all free, because Haik has been captured. The crowd includes Dan Wilgus, Buck Titus, Julian and the Rev. Mr. Falck, Henry Veeder, John Pollikop, Truman Webb, and even Karl Pascal.... (full context)