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Sergeant Cutts

A non-commissioned officer in Tietjens' company.

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First appearance: a man could stand up

Sergeant Cutts's tie to Sylvia Tietjens is one of the pressures that moves A Man Could Stand Up——worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

A sergeant who warns Tietjens about exposing himself above the trench, expressing concern for his safety.
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With Sylvia Tietjens (professional): Sergeant Cutts is a military subordinate who interacts with Sylvia in a formal, duty-bound capacity. In I: A sergeant who warns Tietjens about exposing himself above the trench,…

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Character Web

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SVSir Vincent Ma…GLGeneral Lord E…STSylvia TietjensCTChristopher Ti…LMLady MacmasterSCSergeant Cutts

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Core Protagonist and Soldier
  • Social and Military Elite
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

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