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- In the third story, "An Officer and a Gentleman," Michener introduces Ensign Bill Harbison, Tony Fry's foil. Although Harbison is a man who begins his navy career with both intellectual and athletic promise, he should have enlisted in the army, where his abilities would have earned him quick promotions.
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Characters from other stories, such as Bill Harbison, Bus Adams, and Luther Billis, play minor or supporting roles. Some of the characters from the stories were merged and simplified to serve the format of the musical.
- James A. Michener
- 1947
Harbison is one of the major characters in Tales of the South Pacific; a model officer at the start, he gradually degenerates to the point where, with battle imminent, he requests his influential father-in-law to procure for him a transfer to a post in the United States. Hammerstein conceived of him as a rival to Emile for Nellie's affections ...
Dive deep into James Michener's Tales of the South Pacific with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. Select an area of the website to search ... Harbison, and Bloody Mary, who seem to be ...
The narrator is baffled at the incomprehensibility and pointlessness of war particularly when he hears news of the death of a hero, Tony Fry, and the survival of a defector, Bill Harbison.
One of the navy nurses whom "gentleman" Bill Harbison sets out to seduce is Nellie Forbush, a romantic young woman from Arkansas who wants to experience life. Because navy nurses are officers,...
This chapter is concerned with drafts and sketches involving two principal characters in Tales of the South Pacific that eventually were reduced to bit roles in South Pacific. After discussing the importance of Harbison and Nurse Culbert in Michener’s novel and Hammerstein’s initial interest in them, this chapter traces their gradual ...
Sep 3, 2022 · He became a teacher and married his first wife Patti Koon (they divorced in 1948) and then he accepted a lecturer position at Harvard University and worked as a social studies editor at Macmillan Publishers (which would eventually publish Tales of the South Pacific ).
