Who is Tak Loufer from Dhalgren and what is their importance? Dhalgren English & Literature Tak Loufer | Dhalgren

Tak Loufer is a young black man who meets Kidd on a street in Bellona. He gives him the name of Kidd when he discovers the young man has been in a mental hospital and doesn't know his name. Tak takes Kidd to his group in the park and introduces him to the other people. Tak who is an industrial engineer lives in a former maintenance shack on the roof of the building where they first met. Tak is a homosexual who is into sado-masochism. He doesn't live with the group but visits every few days. His shack has a collection of books and a short wave radio that he can't get to work. He works with John and the group on a variety of projects and designs plans for them.