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Jack Elder

A jovial, heavy-drinking traveling salesman.

minor

Also known as Elder, Dear Jack

First appearance: v

Jack Elder's tie to Carol Kennicott is one of the pressures that moves Main Street—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Calls out to the couple upon their return, asking about their trip.
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With Carol Kennicott (social): Jack Elder is the town's hotelkeeper and a jovial but conventional businessman, part of the social fabric Carol finds stifling. With Carol Kennicott (social): Jack Elder is the town's…

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RZReverend Zitte…GEGeorge Edwin M…DTDr. Terry GouldTMTina MalmquistCDChet DashawayJEJack Elder

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Main social circle
  • Town background figures

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the dramatic climax because Carol experiences a psychological reversal: her aloofness melts, and she f…

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