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Puritan

A Puritan figure, appears as a character in a tale.

minor

First appearance: the demagogue and the demimonde

Puritan's tie to The Devil is one of the pressures that moves Fifty-One Tales—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Mentioned as 'Puritan flowers' shocked by the deeper pink of the roses.
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With The Devil (rivalry): The Puritan and the Devil are direct enemies, representing the struggle between moral rigidity and temptation. In Roses: Mentioned as 'Puritan flowers' shocked by the deeper pink of the roses.

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See Puritan in the demagogue and the demimonde

Character Web

3 connections

A slice of how Puritan sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.

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Relationship types

  • Rivalry
  • Other

Character groups

  • Religious Archetypes
  • Protagonist
  • Mortality and Seasons

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the black-clad figure (a rook or crow) confronts the existent…

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Relationships

Relationship notes

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See Puritan in the demagogue and the demimonde

In the story

Puritan appears across 2 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Chapter companion notes

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See Puritan in the demagogue and the demimonde