In Transit, the main character is the unnamed narrator. He is a young twenty-seven year old man who was imprisoned in a German concentration camp for an unspecified offense “I wouldn’t put up with some of their dirty tricks.” After escaping, the narrator arrives in Paris and assumes the identity of a dead writer named Weidel. The narrator then assumes the identity of a refugee named Seidler and journeys to the port city of Marseille. To get his visa, the narrator lies and tells consuls that Weidel and Seidler are the same person. Through this process of switching identities and never revealing his true self to others, the audience can conclude that the narrator is a cunning and resourceful man. He uses all of his resources – the visa and paid departure ticket of Weidel and Seidler’s refugee papers – to arrive in Marseille and prepare his departure.
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When the narrator has a conversation with another character, he absentmindedly speaks to that person and reverts to think about something else that is more important to him than gossip. In addition, we also learn about the main character by what other major characters that are important to the narrator say about him “Your exaggerated absorption in strangers’ lives, your amazing desire to step in and help” (135). The narrator does not reflect upon his own character but others who are sentimentally close to him help reveal his
When the narrator has a conversation with another character, he absentmindedly speaks to that person and reverts to think about something else that is more important to him than gossip. In addition, we also learn about the main character by what other major characters that are important to the narrator say about him “Your exaggerated absorption in strangers’ lives, your amazing desire to step in and help” (135). The narrator does not reflect upon his own character but others who are sentimentally close to him help reveal his