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Dr. Nelson is Larry’s guardian, who raised Larry after Larry’s mother died in childbirth and his father died 12 years before the events of the novel unfold. Dr. Nelson says that he was never able to tell Larry what to do, even as a child. Dr. Nelson also says that Larry’s experiences in the war changed Larry’s personality and believes that Larry might have “delayed shock,” which we might now call PTSD.
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Dr. Nelson Character Timeline in The Razor’s Edge
The timeline below shows where the character Dr. Nelson appears in The Razor’s Edge. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 1, Chapter 6
...more sense to have in private and feels like he’s intruding by listening. Larry’s guardian, Dr. Nelson , says he’s never had much control over Larry, even when Larry was a child....
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Dr. Nelson says that Larry won’t talk about the war with anyone, and he thinks the war...
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Part 1, Chapter 10
...and understanding. Isabel hopes that new surroundings in Paris will shake Larry out of what Dr. Nelson has called “delayed shock.” Somerset says that maybe what happened during the war has left...
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