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At the Mountains of Madness · Character

Sherman

A member of the expedition's support staff.

minor

First appearance: i

Sherman's tie to Lake is one of the pressures that moves At the Mountains of Madness—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Lake (professional): Sherman assists Lake with camp operations and the transportation of discovered…

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Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Support and background characters
  • Protagonist
  • Key expedition figures

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

SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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Relationships

  • Lake

    professional · positive

    Sherman assists Lake with camp operations and the transportation of discovered specimens. How this plays out →

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See Sherman in i
See Sherman in i
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