A Personal Record · Character

Our Master

A shipmaster referred to collectively by the crew.

minor

Also known as our master

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With Narrator (professional): Our Master is likely a ship captain or employer, with the narrator serving under him in a maritime professional capacity. With The Servant (professional): Our Master and The Servant have a hierarchical employer-employee relationship, likely aboard a ship or in a household. With Almayer (professional): Almayer and Our Master share a professional link, possibly as trading partners or ship captains.

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Relationship types

Professional

Character groups

Maritime and Literary Acquaintances
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

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Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Narrator
professional · positive
Our Master is likely a ship captain or employer, with the narrator serving under him in a… How this plays out →
The Servant
professional · ambivalent
Almayer
professional · ambivalent
Narrator
professional · positive
Our Master is likely a ship captain or employer, with the narrator serving under him in a… How this plays out →
The Servant
professional · ambivalent
Almayer
professional · ambivalent

Narrator
Our Master is likely a ship captain or employer, with the narrator serving under him in a maritime professional capacity.
The Servant
Our Master and The Servant have a hierarchical employer-employee relationship, likely aboard a ship or in a household.
Almayer
Almayer and Our Master share a professional link, possibly as trading partners or ship captains.
Narrator
Our Master is likely a ship captain or employer, with the narrator serving under him in a maritime professional capacity.
The Servant
Our Master and The Servant have a hierarchical employer-employee relationship, likely aboard a ship or in a household.
Almayer
Almayer and Our Master share a professional link, possibly as trading partners or ship captains.

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