Antic Hay · Character
Lancing
A young man who appears at social gatherings and parties.
minor
First appearance: vi
Lancing shows up with force in XXII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Shearwater's dog-faced young friend who monitors the experiment and explains the animal research to visitors.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Extended cast and family
- Bohemian social circle
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Lypiatt reaches his emotional and psychological peak here as he fixates on death as an escape, repeating the w…
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