Who is Pervaise from The Iron Heel and what is their importance? The_Iron_Heel English & Literature Pervaise | The Iron Heel

Pervaise, identified in a lengthy footnote in chapter seventeen, is the criminal manipulated into throwing the bomb into Congress that results in Everhard being framed, tried, convicted and imprisoned for treason. His identity is revealed in a footnote that reveals that his confession, sealed for centuries, confirmed Avis's belief that the Iron Heel was behind the bomb plot.