Little Dorrit · Character
Mr. Casby
Flora's father, a seemingly benevolent but manipulative landlord.
minor
Also known as Casby, Christopher Casby, the Patriarch
First appearance: Patriarchal
Mr. Casby shows up with force in Patriarchal. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The 'last of the Patriarchs,' unchanged in appearance, benign-looking but suspected by Clennam to be a drifting booby kept afloat by Pancks.
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In Patriarchal: The 'last of the Patriarchs,' unchanged in appearance, benign-looking but suspected by Clennam to be a drifting booby kept afloat by Pancks. Later, in Machinery in Motion: The Patriarch, benignly…
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- Circumlocution Office and Society
- Legal and Investigative Support
- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
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This excerpt represents the story's dramatic climax because it depicts Arthur Clennam’s psychological nadir an…
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