The Man with the Golden Arm
What does the character of Captain Bednac represent in the novel, The Man with the Golden Arm?
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Captain Bednar represents both the established order, a system which legitimizes man's control of man, and the dilemma of the "respectable" citizen, whose denial of others' humanity denies his own human feelings.
The Man with the Golden Arm