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Alvin Thayer

A young man in Babbitt's social orbit.

minor

Also known as Thayer

First appearance: chapter i

Alvin Thayer shows up with force in Chapter III. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Official delegate to the convention.
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3 connections

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EWElbert WingGFGeorge F. Babb…CRCecil RountreeATAlvin Thayer

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended Social Orbit
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

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

This is the story's dramatic climax because Babbitt's vague, suppressed dread about Paul crystallizes into a s…

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See Alvin Thayer in chapter i