A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole – Covering pages 1 through 110 of 462 total pages.

A. This story takes place in late 1960s New Orleans.

B. The protagonist of the story is Ignatius J. Reilly. He is an educated yet bumbling oaf. Ignatius is a larger than life character who has trouble fitting into the accepted role of society. He is a large man and his unusual method of dress has made him the suspect of Mr. Mancuso; a cop struggling to meet his quota of suspicious person arrests. In the early parts of this book Ignatius seems to be motivated by cynicism alone. He lives to complain about others while doing very little for himself. He is a very intelligent character, having received a master’s degree, yet he is obviously lacking in social skills.

C. Conflicts are one thing this character has had an abundance of. Ignatius J. Reilly has a problem with just about everyone and everything. As a stu...