Children’s Stories · Character
the North Wind
A personified wind that helps the young Fisherman.
minor
First appearance: the fisherman and his soul
the North Wind shows up with force in The Nightingale and the Rose. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Brings winter to the Giant's garden after the children are excluded.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Nature and Personified Forces
- Young King's Dream Figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
This excerpt is not the story's dramatic climax; it is the opening exposition, establishing the wintry setting…
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