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Christ
Central figure of Christianity; invoked as moral exemplar.
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First appearance: on the duty of civil disobedience
Christ shows up with force in Life Without Principle. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Quoted via the poet Decker as 'the first true gentleman that ever breathed,' used to contrast true gentility with mere manners.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of the apple tree’s strug…
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See Christ in on the duty of civil disobedience