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Mr. Burden
Jim's grandfather, also referred to as Grandfather Burden.
minor
First appearance: i
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- Other
Character groups
- Burdens' hired help
- Central characters and family
- Protagonist
- Extended community and later life
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- 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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