# Thomas Buddenbrook — Buddenbrooks character guide

> Thomas Buddenbrook in Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Tom, Senator Thomas Buddenbrook, Consul Thomas Buddenbrook, the Senator

**First appearance:** 0001-buddenbrooks

## Who they are

The ambitious, disciplined head of the Buddenbrook family firm, who struggles to uphold the family's social and commercial standing.

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