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Hans Pauli

A student acquaintance of the narrator who appears in the city.

minor

Also known as Hans Pauli Pettersen

First appearance: I

Hans Pauli shows up with force in Hunger. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned or encountered as a minor character in the narrator's interactions.
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In Hunger: Mentioned or encountered as a minor character in the narrator's interactions. Later, in I: Passes the narrator in Graendsen,…

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

SetupBreaking pointAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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