How the Other Half Lives · Character
Joss
A character, possibly a tenant or worker, with limited narrative presence.
minor
Also known as himself
First appearance: x jewtown
Joss shows up with force in IX: Chinatown. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Joss is the deity in the Joss House, whose photograph was taken by the narrator, causing a commotion that required two roast pigs as atonement.
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In IX: Chinatown: Joss is the deity in the Joss House, whose photograph was taken by the narrator, causing a commotion that required two…
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- Other
Character groups
- Authority Figures and Ethnic Types
- Protagonist
- Tenement Inhabitants and Reformers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This chapter marks the dramatic climax because it reveals the irreversible psychological and moral turning poi…
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