An Antarctic Mystery · Character
Too-Wit
Native chief of Tsalal island from Poe's story.
minor
Also known as Too Wit
First appearance: Edgar Poe's Romance
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Chief of the natives on Tsalal Island; allows Captain William Guy to build sheds and later escorts the visitors to Klock-Klock.
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In Edgar Poe's Romance: Chief of the natives on Tsalal Island; allows Captain William Guy to build sheds and later escorts the visitors to Klock-Klock. Later, in Eleven Years in a Few Pages: Chief of Tsalal Island;…
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- Other
Character groups
- Minor crew and natives
- Halbrane crew and allies
- Protagonist
- Poe's original characters
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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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