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Simon

A black servant who works for the Gant family.

minor

Also known as Simon

First appearance: look homeward angel

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Character Web

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EGEugene GantEGEliza GantJSJeff SpaughSDSandy DuncanHGHelen GantSISimon

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Boarding House & Community
  • Protagonist
  • Gant Family Core

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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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