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Mr. Cunningham

A business associate of Henry Wilcox.

minor

Also known as Mr. Cunningham

First appearance: i

Mr. Cunningham shows up with force in VI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A neighbor who briefly speaks with Leonard outside the flats about the decline of the birthrate in Manchester.
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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Lower-class and peripheral figures
  • Wilcox family and associates

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the psychological peak of Leonard's guilt, where Remorse…

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