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A captain serving under Colonel Lanser in the military regiment that invades the town. Captain Loft is “as much a captain as one can imagine,” a man who believes that being a soldier is the highest and most honorable occupation to which a person can aspire. Of all the soldiers, Loft is the most orderly, paying attention to every detail because he believes it is his (and his comrades’) duty to uphold certain “military standards” of behavior, thinking that maintaining these standards greatly affects how civilians view the invaders’ authority. In this way, Loft serves as an extreme example of what it might look like for a person to be wholly and unquestioningly committed to a fascist regime. Indeed, even his fellow soldiers tire of his insistence upon adhering to procedure and decorum, and his wholehearted investment in the war provide a contrast to Colonel Lanser’s weary pessimism regarding their role as conquerors.
Captain Loft Quotes in The Moon is Down
The The Moon is Down quotes below are all either spoken by Captain Loft or refer to Captain Loft. 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:
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Chapter 5
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Tonder got out his handkerchief and blew his nose, and he spoke a little like a man out of his head. He laughed embarrassedly. He said, “I had a funny dream. I guess it was a dream. Maybe it was a thought. Maybe a thought or a dream.”
Prackle said, “Make him stop, Captain!”
Tonder said, “Captain, is this place conquered?”
“Of course,” said Loft.
A little note of hysteria crept into Tonder’s laughter. He said, “Conquered and we’re afraid; conquered and we’re surrounded.” His laughter grew shrill. “I had a dream—or a thought—out in the snow with the black shadows and the faces in the doorways, the cold faces behind curtains. I had a thought or a dream.”
Prackle said, “Make him stop!”
Tonder said, “I dreamed the Leader was crazy.” […]
And Tonder went on laughing. “Conquest after conquest, deeper and deeper into molasses.” His laughter choked him and he coughed into his handkerchief. “Maybe the Leader is crazy. Flies conquer the flypaper. Flies capture two hundred miles of new flypaper!” His laughter was growing more hysterical now.
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Captain Loft Quotes in The Moon is Down
The The Moon is Down quotes below are all either spoken by Captain Loft or refer to Captain Loft. 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:
).
Chapter 5
Quotes
Tonder got out his handkerchief and blew his nose, and he spoke a little like a man out of his head. He laughed embarrassedly. He said, “I had a funny dream. I guess it was a dream. Maybe it was a thought. Maybe a thought or a dream.”
Prackle said, “Make him stop, Captain!”
Tonder said, “Captain, is this place conquered?”
“Of course,” said Loft.
A little note of hysteria crept into Tonder’s laughter. He said, “Conquered and we’re afraid; conquered and we’re surrounded.” His laughter grew shrill. “I had a dream—or a thought—out in the snow with the black shadows and the faces in the doorways, the cold faces behind curtains. I had a thought or a dream.”
Prackle said, “Make him stop!”
Tonder said, “I dreamed the Leader was crazy.” […]
And Tonder went on laughing. “Conquest after conquest, deeper and deeper into molasses.” His laughter choked him and he coughed into his handkerchief. “Maybe the Leader is crazy. Flies conquer the flypaper. Flies capture two hundred miles of new flypaper!” His laughter was growing more hysterical now.
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