Who is Stutzer from The Last Supper: A Novel and what is their importance? The_Last_Supper_(novel) English & Literature Stutzer | The Last Supper: A Novel

The chief Gestapo or Nazi secret police officer on Rügen Island, Stutzer lives up to his name, which means Dandy, by dressing elegantly in black, with the addition of a white aviator's scarf. He is a sallow twenty-five year-old with a triangular face and soft pink lips. In the Kursaal Café in Putbus, Stutzer kicks the village fool and is slapped by protagonist Paul Christopher's mother, Lori. Stutzer thereafter watches the Christophers and makes clear that he knows about their illegal smuggling operations. The Christophers flee to France, but Stutzer forwards their dossiers to the Gestapo at the border, resulting in father and son's expulsion and mother's arrest.