Jacob's Room · Character
Sopwith
A Cambridge don who hosts gatherings for students.
minor
Also known as Mr. Sopwith
First appearance: III
Sopwith shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A Cambridge figure who hosts gatherings in his room, talking late into the night and engaging young men in discussion; described as weaving conversations and inspiring nostalgia.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Durrant family circle
- Protagonist
- Cornwall family circle
- Greek affair and travel
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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