Black Beauty · Character
Bill Starkey
A cruel boy who torments horses and later becomes a cab driver.
minor
Also known as Bill, Willie
First appearance: part i i my early home
Bill Starkey shows up with force in My Breaking In. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The boy who cruelly abuses the pony and is thrown into a thorn hedge; also remembered for torturing flies at school.
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- Minor characters and horses
- Beauty's rescuers and early caretakers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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