This character faints after asking a girl out on a date and being rejected. He makes a speech about wanting to be aligned with "the axial lines of life." He gets kicked in the head by a horse named Bizcocho in Mexico, where he also names an eagle Caligula because he mishears the Spanish phrase el Ã¡guila. He gets caught in a revolving door by a store detective after he starts stealing books, and he gets arrested on the suspicion of being part of a gang of car thieves after falling in with Joe Gorman. Mrs. Renling tries to adopt this character into her family, without success. He works for and idolizes the Commissioner
This character faints after asking a girl out on a date and being rejected. He makes a speech about wanting to be aligned with "the axial lines of life." He gets kicked in the head by a horse named Bizcocho in Mexico, where he also names an eagle Caligula because he mishears the Spanish phrase el Ã¡guila. He gets caught in a revolving door by a store detective after he starts stealing books, and he gets arrested on the suspicion of being part of a gang of car thieves after falling in with Joe Gorman. Mrs. Renling tries to adopt this character into her family, without success. He works for and idolizes the Commissioner's son, a cripple named Einhorn. His love interests include Sophie Geratis and Thea Fenchel, but not Mimi Villars. For 10 points, name this "American, Chicago born" whose adventures are described in a Saul Bellow novel.
This character faints after asking a girl out on a date and being rejected.
Augie March [accept either name]