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Guy Doak

A local man and friend of the Gant family.

minor

Also known as Guy Doak, Doak, Guy

First appearance: part i i

Guy Doak shows up with force in XXIV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Guy Doak is a Yankee student from Newark, New Jersey, who rooms with Eugene during Eliza's absence.
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In XXIV: Guy Doak is a Yankee student from Newark, New Jersey, who rooms with Eugene during Eliza's absence. He is described as having a…

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GBGeorge B. Rock…VYVan YeatsEGEugene GantEGEliza GantSGSteve GantGDGuy Doak

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Gant Family Core
  • Boarding House & Community
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

Gant, having emerged from his "charnel-house of death," witnesses Eugene's triumph and feels his heart "lifted…

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See Guy Doak in part i i
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