Who is Wally Wronken from Marjorie Morningstar and what is their importance? Marjorie_Morningstar_(novel) English & Literature Wally Wronken | Marjorie Morningstar

Wally has the dream to be a successful playwright and, unlike Noel Airman, is willing to work steadfastly toward his dream. He first meets Marjorie when he is a stagehand at South Wind and immediately falls in love with her. Throughout the story, Wally re-appears in Marjorie's life, but she does not return the obvious adoration he has for her. Ultimately, Wally is successful, with a four-year play on Broadway and another in the works. He has had one failed marriage and, receiving a call from Marjorie after her return from Europe, is thrilled to have a lunch date with her. In his ridiculous attempt to be as impressive as possible, he stops to purchase a new tie, arriving late for the date and discovering that Marjorie is not there. Believing that she has been "stood up," Marjorie has already left. Wally does not see Marjorie again for fifteen years, and when chance provides the meeting, he realizes that Marjorie is a beautiful, yet very ordinary, person that he once idolized but who has become simply another suburban wife and mother.