A Study in Scarlet · Character
Dupin
Fictional detective referenced by Holmes as an inferior predecessor.
minor
First appearance: II: The Science of Deduction
Dupin shows up with force in II: The Science of Deduction. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced by Watson in comparison to Holmes; Holmes dismisses him as inferior.
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- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
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