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Harry Tarkinton

A local man and friend of the family.

minor

Also known as Harry Tarkinton, Harry, Tarkinton

First appearance: part i i

Harry Tarkinton shows up with force in IX. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Introduces Eugene to vulgar topics and barnyard passion, shares hair-restorer experiment.
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Harry Tarkinton first appears in 0005 part i i.

In IX: Introduces Eugene to vulgar topics and barnyard passion, shares hair-restorer experiment.

Later, in XV: Former neighborhood friend of Eugene, now a distant association.

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BGBessie GantGPGreeley PentlandJGJoe GambellSSSister ShebaBGBen GantHTHarry Tarkinton

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Gant Family Core
  • Extended Pentland Relations
  • Boarding House & Community

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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 Harry Tarkinton in part i i
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