An Antarctic Mystery · Character
Patterson
Second mate of the Halbrane, a competent officer.
minor
First appearance: ii the schooner halbrane
Patterson shows up with force in An Ocean Waif. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Deceased mate of the Jane, found frozen on an ice fragment with a pocketbook revealing the fate of the Jane's survivors.
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In An Ocean Waif: Deceased mate of the Jane, found frozen on an ice fragment with a pocketbook revealing the fate of the Jane's survivors. Later, in VII: Tristan d’Acunha: His corpse was discovered on an ice fragment;…
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- Other
Character groups
- Halbrane crew and allies
- Poe's original characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the crew’s long-sought cry of “Land” simultaneously ignites d…
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