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Gallions Reach · Character

Wilson

A character with a limited but named presence.

minor

First appearance: gallions reach

Wilson shows up with force in XV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A seaman who reports the steering-gear problem to Captain Hale.
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In XV: A seaman who reports the steering-gear problem to Captain Hale. Later, in XVIII: Helmsman who remains at the wheel, offering terse…

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Character Web

9 connections

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MCMr. ColetTCThe ChinamenLYLycettJCJim ColetCOCollinsWIWilson

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Younger named characters
  • Ship's crew and officers
  • Protagonist

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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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