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As I Lay Dying · Character

Littlejohn

Owner of the bridge near the Bundren farm.

minor

First appearance: tull

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Character Web

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CBCash BundrenABAnse BundrenARArmstidDBDarl BundrenPEPeabodyLILittlejohn

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended community and antagonists
  • Bundren family and neighbors

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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