In the Midst of Life · Character
Marsh
A soldier who experiences a strange vision.
minor
First appearance: the mockingbird
Marsh shows up with force in The Day Before. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A plain business man who challenges Colston's claims about the conditions needed to read a ghost story.
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In The Day Before: A plain business man who challenges Colston's claims about the conditions needed to read a ghost story. Later, in The Day After: Willard Marsh is mentioned in the postscript of Colston's manuscript…
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- Union officers' dilemmas
- Protagonist
- Feuds, secrets, and tragic fates
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this excerpt, the narrator’s emotional and psychological peak occurs as she confesses her intense, almost i…
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