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Jack Singleton

A character who encounters ghostly phenomena.

minor

Also known as Singleton

First appearance: the room in the tower

Jack Singleton shows up with force in The House with the Brickkiln. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Jack Singleton is the other tenant; he confirms the ghostly figure from the painting and shares the narrator's sense of dread.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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See Jack Singleton in the room in the tower