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The Camel

A large desert animal who appears in fables about adaptation.

minor

Also known as the Camel, The Camel, Camel

First appearance: the two bags

The Camel shows up with force in The Monkey and the Camel. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Envious of the Monkey's success, attempts to dance but makes a grotesque spectacle and is ridiculed.
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Character Web

6 connections

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TOThe Old ManTDThe DoctorTAThe AssTWThe WolfTMThe MonkeyTCThe Camel

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse Moral Agents
  • Moral Archetypes and Victims
  • Sea and Sky Creatures

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the victor Cock, swollen with pride after his triumph, is sud…

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