Out of This Furnace

Out of This Furnace

by

Thomas Bell

Andrej Sedlar Character Analysis

Andrej is George Kracha’s brother-in-law and Francka Kracha’s husband. He immigrates to America before Kracha and settles in White Haven, Pennsylvania, where he works as a cook in a lumber camp that supplies wood to the railroad. Andrej loans Kracha $20 to help him come to America, which Kracha pays back after just over a year’s work in White Haven. He eventually moves with Francka to Homestead, Pennsylvania, to work in the steel mill. When Kracha follows him to Homestead, Andrej helps him get a job in the mill by introducing his brother-in-law to an Irish mill supervisor. After slipping the supervisor three dollars, the Irishman supervisor agrees to hire Kracha. Andrej also informs Kracha about the history of labor strikes in Homestead, particularly the famous strike of 1892. He eventually retires from work in the steel mill with a modest pension.

Andrej Sedlar Quotes in Out of This Furnace

The Out of This Furnace quotes below are all either spoken by Andrej Sedlar or refer to Andrej Sedlar. 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:
Immigration and American Identity Theme Icon
).
Part 1, Chapter 7 Quotes

I work, eat, sleep, work, eat, sleep, until there are times when I couldn't tell you my own name. And every other Sunday the long turn, twenty-four hours straight in the mill. Jezis!, what a life!

Related Characters: Joe Dubik (speaker), Djuro “George” Kracha, Joe Dubik, Andrej Sedlar
Related Symbols: Steel Mills
Page Number: 32
Explanation and Analysis:
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Andrej Sedlar Quotes in Out of This Furnace

The Out of This Furnace quotes below are all either spoken by Andrej Sedlar or refer to Andrej Sedlar. 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:
Immigration and American Identity Theme Icon
).
Part 1, Chapter 7 Quotes

I work, eat, sleep, work, eat, sleep, until there are times when I couldn't tell you my own name. And every other Sunday the long turn, twenty-four hours straight in the mill. Jezis!, what a life!

Related Characters: Joe Dubik (speaker), Djuro “George” Kracha, Joe Dubik, Andrej Sedlar
Related Symbols: Steel Mills
Page Number: 32
Explanation and Analysis: