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A High Wind in Jamaica · Character

Tabby

A cat on the pirate ship.

minor

Also known as Tabby, poor Tabby

First appearance: IV

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Mentioned as having been torn to pieces by fiends; her fate haunts Emily.
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Character Web

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ETEmily ThorntonRJRedheaded JohnQSQuacko SamMTMrs. ThorntonCJCaptain JonsenTATabby

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Shipboard Animals and Minor Crew
  • Protagonist
  • Pirates and Captives

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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