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An Outback Marriage · Character

Peter

A servant or stockman.

minor

First appearance: iv the old station

Peter shows up with force in Mr. Blake's Relations. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The lanky-legged, shock-headed youth who stares at them from the shed; described as 'not all there in the head'.
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OMOld Man GrantRMRed Mick DonohoeHGHugh GordonGBGavan BlakeMDMartin DonohoePEPeter

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Supporting community and family
  • Central plot drivers
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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