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Anson Kirkpatrick

A lawyer in Black Hawk who is involved in local affairs.

minor

Also known as Kirkpatrick

First appearance: i

Anson Kirkpatrick shows up with force in V. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Marshall Field's salesman who plays piano and sings at the Boys' Home hotel.
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Character Web

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TSTiny SoderballJGJohnnie GardenerSASamsonJBJim BurdenLLLena LingardAKAnson Kirkpatrick

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Black Hawk townspeople
  • Central characters and family

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

Jim’s solitary reading of Virgil’s *Georgics* marks the emotional and psychological peak because it crystalliz…

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