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Collins

A younger character who interacts with the main cast.

minor

Also known as Mr. Collins, young Collins

First appearance: gallions reach

Collins shows up with force in XIX. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Takes charge of the boat, rationing supplies, giving orders, and maintaining morale with dry humor.
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In XIX: Takes charge of the boat, rationing supplies, giving orders, and maintaining morale with dry humor. Later, in XX: Shows mettle and leadership in the boat, keeping up morale and managing the men. He is the one…

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Character Web

12 connections

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JCJim ColetGIGillespieWIWilsonLYLycettDADaveCOCollins

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Younger named characters
  • Protagonist
  • Named and symbolic figures

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

Colet’s psychological peak occurs as he re-enters the living world—the garden’s “invisible principle of life”…

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