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Against the Grain · Character
Ernest Hello
Catholic writer whose mystical works are collected by Des Esseintes.
minor
Also known as Hello
First appearance: xii
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- Other
Character groups
- Catholic and mystical authors
- Protagonist
- Dandyism and transgression
- Eclectic cultural references
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the narrator's horrifying self-confrontation in the mirror, whe…
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