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Beecher Ingram

A young man who commits suicide, shocking the community.

minor

Also known as Ingram, poor Beecher Ingram

First appearance: chapter i

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In I: Mentioned as a controversial preacher whom Doane defends and Babbitt agrees to support. Later, in Chapter II: Mentioned as a…

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HLHoward Littlef…GFGeorge F. Babb…SDSeneca DoaneVGVirgil GunchMBMyra BabbittBIBeecher Ingram

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended Social Orbit
  • Elite and Professional Acquaintances
  • Protagonist
  • Babbitt's Inner Circle

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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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