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A Prefect’s Uncle · Character

Perkins

A student who appears in school scenes.

minor

First appearance: i term begins

Perkins shows up with force in XII: “We, the Undersigned—”. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Ornament of the senior day-room; his complaint about Wilson triggers the bullying incident.
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In XII: “We, the Undersigned—”: Ornament of the senior day-room; his complaint about Wilson triggers the bullying…

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Character Web

5 connections

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WIWilsonBIBishopLELeicesterMGMr. GethrynSKSkinnerPEPerkins

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Assorted minor characters
  • Minor schoolboys
  • School staff and visitors
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Perkins in i term begins
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