My unknown friend by Stephen Leacock .. what is the character sketch of the protagonist citing instances of his virtues and follies
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The protagonist in the story is a man in a fur coat, carrying a suitcase, who befriended the author while he was travelling on a railroad sleeping car. Though they shook hands and engaged in small talk, like old friends, the author could not recall, who exactly he was talking to or where he had met him before.
The strange ‘friend’, recollected about their old times and their gang of friends, even asking the author, if he had been to ‘the old place’. The author tried to evade the same topic, for fear of being discovered that he was just ‘playing along’. Even a random name had an answer from the stranger, making the author feel uneasy.
Stephen Butler Leacock (1869 – 1944) was a Canadian writer known for his humorous writings and a teacher.
Stephen Leacock once met the person while he was traveling.
He meant the person as an unknown friend.
The person was wearing a long fur coat and had a suitcase.
The unknown fried looked at the author and recognized and shook hand and exchanged wishes.
However, the author could not recognize him.
The person said that it was strange how people lose track of their friends after a long time.
He went on to ask if the author went back to the old place.
The person said that he was caught up with members of the gang of that times and that they enquired about the author.
The author to be safe asked his unknown friend about the news of Billy as he was sure that there was a man named Billy in every gang.
The unknown replied promptly that Billy was in Montana.