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If I Had a Father · Character

Psyche

A character or entity, possibly a pet or symbolic figure, with a small role.

minor

Also known as the Psyche

First appearance: act i

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  • Background and episodic figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupClimax
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  • Breaking point

This is the dramatic climax because Sir Walter Gervaise’s confession—"I am his father"—reverses the entire emo…

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