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Bertram Cope’s Year · Character

Roddy

A minor character, possibly a servant or local, mentioned in passing.

minor

Also known as poor Roddy

First appearance: xii cope amidst cross purposes

Roddy shows up with force in III: Cope Is "Entertained". The page is where that presence becomes real.

A sophomore who helps clear the table for tea.
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Character Web

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MPM. PelouseMPMedora PhillipsHDHortense DuntonALArthur LemoyneBCBertram CopeRORoddy

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Cope's social circle
  • Peripheral household figures
  • 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 it marks the emotional and psychological peak of Randolph's disill…

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See Roddy in xii cope amidst cross purposes