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Memoirs of an Infantry Officer · Character

Protheroe

A woman, possibly a family acquaintance or romantic interest.

minor

Also known as Miss Protheroe

First appearance: i at the army school

Protheroe shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A middle-aged bachelor in Butley who plays chess with the village doctor and listens to the narrator's war stories.
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Protheroe first appears in 0000 i at the army school.

In III: A middle-aged bachelor in Butley who plays chess with the village doctor and listens to the narrator's war stories.

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TDThe DoctorKEKendleCEColonel EasbyBABartonOFOfficersPRProtheroe

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Unit Members and Personal Connections
  • Home and Support Network
  • Training and Frontline Comrades

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional peak occurs as the protagonist drifts in a blissful, narcissus-scented haze of safety and releas…

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