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Charles Victor Faust is a historical New York Giants player who crosses paths with Father and Little Boy when they attend a baseball game. Father finds Faust—whom he describes as disproportionately built and lacking intelligence—disgusting and offensive and an example of the kinds of people whom he feels are bringing down American excellence.
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Charles Victor Faust Character Timeline in Ragtime
The timeline below shows where the character Charles Victor Faust appears in Ragtime. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 30
...the Braves and the giant man who fills the role of the Giant’s mascot ( Charles Victor Faust )—as physically or mentally unfit.
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...Little Brother catches it and, after a moment, hands it back over the fence to Charles Victor Faust .
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For readers interested in historical footnotes, the narrative voice adds, the Giants will eventually allow Charles Victor Faust to pitch an inning, and he will do so poorly that he’ll be fired immediately...
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