King Coal · Character
Gus
A miner who works with Hal.
minor
First appearance: i
Gus shows up with force in XXV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Identified as Gus Durking, the 'red-faced feller' whom Hal reports as a troublemaker, though he is actually a company spotter.
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In XXV: Identified as Gus Durking, the 'red-faced feller' whom Hal reports as a troublemaker, though he is actually a company spotter.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Minor miners and community members
- Mine management and antagonists
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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