Looking Backward · Character
Dr. Pillsbury
A physician who attends to Julian West in the 19th century.
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Dr. Pillsbury shows up with force in Chapter II: The Mesmeric Trance. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A quack doctor and mesmerist who puts Julian into a trance; he is leaving Boston for a new opportunity.
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In Chapter II: The Mesmeric Trance: A quack doctor and mesmerist who puts Julian into a trance; he is leaving Boston for a new opportunity. Later, in Chapter XXIII: Mentioned humorously by Julian as someone who could…
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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