A Bid for Fortune · Character
Old Donald Maclean
An elderly Scottish character encountered in Australia.
minor
Also known as Maclean
First appearance: part ii i we reach australia and the result
Old Donald Maclean's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves A Bid for Fortune—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Chief engineer of the Yarraman, who greets Hatteras and later sings at the reunion.
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With Unknown Narrator (social): Old Donald Maclean is a local figure or elder who provides information or assistance. In I Meet Dr. Nikola Again: Chief engineer of the Yarraman, who greets Hatteras and later sings at…
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- Protagonist
- Nikola's network and victims
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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See Old Donald Maclean in part ii i we reach australia and the result