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Look Homeward, Angel · Character

Jim Lyda

A local man and friend of the Gant family.

minor

Also known as Jim Lyda, Jim

First appearance: part i i

Jim Lyda's tie to Eugene Gant is one of the pressures that moves Look Homeward, Angel—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Jim Lyda first appears in 0005 part i i.

With Eugene Gant (friendship): Jim Lyda is a fellow student and friend of Eugene, sharing in youthful adventures and intellectual discussions. With Eugene Gant (friendship): Jim Lyda is a fellow student and friend of Eugene, sharing in youthful adventures and intellectual discussions. With Eugene Gant (friendship): Jim Lyda is a fellow student and friend of Eugene, sharing in youthful adventures and intellectual discussions.

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Character Web

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LRLeslie RobertsLJLaura JamesJGJoe GambellEGEugene GantBGBen GantJLJim Lyda

Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended Pentland Relations
  • Love Interests & Authority
  • Gant Family Core
  • Boarding House & Community
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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 Jim Lyda in part i i
See Jim Lyda in part i i