Leaves of Grass · Character
Old Salt Kossabone
An aged sailor character in a late poem about memory and the sea.
minor
Also known as Old Salt
First appearance: orange buds by mail from florida
Old Salt Kossabone's tie to Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Leaves of Grass—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as the dead face of an old salt with long white hair and curled whiskers.
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With Narrator (friendship): Old Salt Kossabone is a weathered, wise sailor with whom the narrator shares a bond of rugged experience and storytelling. With Narrator (friendship): Old Salt Kossabone is a weathered, wise…
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Character groups
- Historical and Symbolic Personages
- Protagonist
- Maternal and Mediating Forces
- National and Mythic Archetypes
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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friendship · positive
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friendship · positive
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