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Horse Hines
A colorful local character and undertaker in Altamont.
minor
Also known as Horse Hines, Horse, Horse " Hines, Hines
First appearance: part i i
Horse Hines shows up with force in Chapter XXXVI: The Morning After Ben's Death. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The undertaker who guides Luke and Eugene in selecting a casket and shows them Ben's body, taking pride in his work.
Horse Hines first appears in 0005 part i i.
In Chapter XXXVI: The Morning After Ben's Death: The undertaker who guides Luke and Eugene in selecting a casket and shows them Ben's body, taking pride in his work.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Gant Family Core
- Protagonist
- Local Doctors
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- 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 Horse Hines in part i i