Ghost Stories · Character
Parkes
A servant who witnesses eerie events.
minor
First appearance: the room in the tower
Parkes's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Ghost Stories—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Parkes is the narrator's servant who is cured of a cancerous growth through X-ray treatment suggested by Machaon.
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With Unknown Narrator (professional): Parkes is a servant or employee who assists the narrator in domestic or estate matters. With Unknown Narrator (professional): Parkes is a servant or employee who assists the…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Ensemble of eerie encounters
- Protagonist
- Haunting and horror victims
- Recurring central figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
This excerpt is the dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where Roderick’s vei…
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professional · positive
Parkes is a servant or employee who assists the narrator in domestic or estate matters. How this plays out →
- Unknown Narrator
professional · positive
Parkes is a servant or employee who assists the narrator in domestic or estate matters. How this plays out →
- Unknown Narrator
professional · positive
Parkes is a servant or employee who assists the narrator in domestic or estate matters. How this plays out →
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See Parkes in the room in the towerIn the story
Parkes appears across 1 companion beat. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
Chapter companion notes
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See Parkes in the room in the tower