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Pete Rustad

A surly Swedish farmhand.

minor

Also known as Pete, The surly Pete

First appearance: I

Pete Rustad shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as the farmer who owns the land where they hunt and who told Kennicott about the prairie chickens.
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In I: Mentioned as the farmer who owns the land where they hunt and who told Kennicott about the prairie…

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JHJuanita HaydockCKCarol KennicottSSStewart SnyderPRPete Rustad

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SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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

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