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Horace Updike

An architect and member of the elite set.

minor

Also known as Updike

First appearance: chapter i

Horace Updike shows up with force in Chapter VII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as making love to Lucile McKelvey in her drawing-room after a lecture.
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In Chapter VII: Mentioned as making love to Lucile McKelvey in her drawing-room after a lecture. Later, in IV: Attempts to seduce Lucile…

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Character Web

5 connections

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SGStanley GraffGFGeorge F. Babb…CMCharley McKelveyTRTheodore Roose…SDSam DoppelbrauHUHorace Updike

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

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

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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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Horace Updike appears across 3 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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See Horace Updike in chapter i