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Boss

The owner of the timber company who occasionally visits.

minor

Also known as The Boss, Dear Boss

First appearance: vii

Boss's tie to Freckles is one of the pressures that moves Freckles—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Freckles (professional): Boss is Freckles's employer and father figure, giving him the job of guarding the Limberlost timber. With The Angel (social): Boss knows The Angel as the daughter of the local wealthy…

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Character Web

13 connections

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LOLord O'MoreFRFreddyFRFrecklesTAThe AngelWEWessnerBOBoss

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  • Professional
  • Social
  • Other

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  • Main character network
  • Minor and background figures
  • Protagonist

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because Freckles, in his weakest and most vulnerable state, refuses the An…

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See Boss in vii