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Against the Grain · Character
Trimalchio
Extravagant host from Petronius' Satyricon, referenced as a decadent archetype.
minor
First appearance: iv
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Narrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- 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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