Essays · Character
The Soul
Personified inner self in transcendental reflections.
minor
Also known as Soul
First appearance: the service
The Soul shows up with force in I: Qualities of the Recruit. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Described as the ordering, right-handed distributor of all fates.
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In I: Qualities of the Recruit: Described as the ordering, right-handed distributor of all fates. Later, in II: What Music Shall We Have?: Personified as the entity that recognizes its own rhythm in music and seeks to…
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- Diverse historical and contemporary figures
- Protagonist
- Native American guides and explorers
- Elizabethan literary and political figures
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- Setup
- 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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- I: Qualities of the Recruit
- II: What Music Shall We Have?
- III: Not How Many, but Where the Enemy Are
- On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
- The Last Days of John Brown
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