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Dago Charlie

An Italian miner who works with Hal.

minor

Also known as Dago

First appearance: i

Dago Charlie shows up with force in V. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A mule with a moral failing for chewing tobacco, observed by Hal.
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Character Web

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BKBilly KeatingEMEd MacKellarHWHal WarnerMBMary BurkeASAlec StoneDCDago Charlie

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor miners and community members
  • Union activists and allies
  • Protagonist
  • Mine management and antagonists

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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