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Slocombe

A minor character, possibly a soldier.

minor

First appearance: a man could stand up

Slocombe shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A soldier and dramatist who writes music-hall sketches in a copybook, keeping the men amused.
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Character Web

4 connections

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STSylvia TietjensBMBrother MarkSCSergeant CuttsCMCaptain Mckech…SLSlocombe

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor and Peripheral Figures
  • Protagonist
  • Social and Military Elite
  • Core Protagonist and Soldier

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak where Valentine W…

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