Who is Mr. Spangler, Mr. Grogan from The Human Comedy and what is their importance? The_Human_Comedy_(novel) English & Literature "Mr. Spangler

These two men work with Homer at the telegraph office. Spangler, whose age is never given but who seems to be in his thirties, is the office manager, kind and empathetic, fearlessly compassionate. Grogan is a much older man, past retirement age, an alcoholic unable and/or unwilling to give up work, because if he did, he'd have nothing left. Both offer profound and patient wisdom to Homer as he, like they must have done, comes to understand life through daily encounters with death.