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Catherine Wheel

A firework who argues with the Rocket about importance.

minor

Also known as the Catherine Wheel

First appearance: The Remarkable Rocket

Catherine Wheel shows up with force in The Nightingale and the Rose. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A sentimental firework who prides herself on a broken heart and insists that romance is dead.
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ABa Bengal LightTYthe young KingTRthe Remarkable…TRthe Roman CandleCWCatherine Wheel

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor Court and Ceremonial Figures
  • Young King's Dream Figures
  • Vain and Arrogant Characters

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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