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Mr. Pickwick

Comic hero from Dickens's Pickwick Papers, used to discuss flat character.

minor

Also known as Mr. Pickwick edgeways

First appearance: iii people

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  • Flat characters and authorial technique

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

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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