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Toto

A flamboyant young man who attends parties.

minor

Also known as Poor Toto, Mr. Toto

First appearance: ix

Toto's tie to Rosie Shearwater is one of the pressures that moves Antic Hay—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Rosie wishes it had been Toto instead of Coleman, and had rehearsed a scene with him.
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With Rosie Shearwater (social): Toto is a flamboyant, effeminate friend who accompanies Rosie on her escapades. With Rosie Shearwater (social): Toto is a flamboyant, effeminate friend who accompanies Rosie on her…

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See Toto in ix

Character Web

7 connections

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RSRosie ShearwaterTGTheodore GumbrilMVMyra ViveashCOColemanMEMercaptanTOToto

Relationship types

  • Social
  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended cast and family
  • Bohemian social circle
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Toto in ix

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See Toto in ix