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Against the Grain · Character

the Crampton

Brand of mechanical organ owned by Des Esseintes.

minor

First appearance: ix

the Crampton shows up with force in Chapter II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as an example of artificial beauty, compared to a blonde woman with a glittering corset of polished brass.
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In Chapter II: Mentioned as an example of artificial beauty, compared to a blonde woman with a glittering corset of polished…

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See the Crampton in ix

Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the narrator's horrifying self-confrontation in the mirror, whe…

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See the Crampton in ix