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In Search of Lost Time · Character

Ski

A sculptor and member of the Verdurin circle, known for his eccentricity.

minor

Also known as Ski

First appearance: swann in love

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BLBlochASAlbertine Simo…GSGilberte SwannRDRobert de Sain…MMMarcel's MotherSKSki

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Aristocratic and artistic connections
  • Narrator's social and romantic circles

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the psychological rupture where the narrator’s intellectu…

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