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Cabe Nixon
A young man in Babbitt's social orbit.
minor
First appearance: chapter i
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Civic and Authority Figures
- Babbitt's Inner Circle
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- 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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