In the Midst of Life · Character
Mr. Jarette
A rational man who locks himself into a room with a corpse to test a theory, and finds his own nerves the harder puzzle.
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Also known as Jarette, candle Mr. Jarette
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As a major figure in In the Midst of Life, Mr. Jarette is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The protagonist who agrees to watch by a dead body in a sealed house.
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In A Watcher by the Dead: The protagonist who agrees to watch by a dead body in a sealed house. Later, in I: The young man who enters the…
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- Supernatural and haunted events
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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