No Treason · Character
Knaves
A group labeled as knaves, likely a rhetorical collective.
minor
Also known as their
First appearance: introductory
Knaves's tie to D is one of the pressures that moves No Treason—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Described as a numerous and active class who see government as an instrument for their own aggrandizement.
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With D (rivalry): D views the Knaves as deceitful and corrupt adversaries working against him. With these men (social): Knaves and these men are associated as part of the same corrupt group or network. With Mr. B…
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See Knaves in introductoryCharacter Web
8 connectionsA slice of how Knaves sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.
Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Political and financial elites
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the narrative climax because it delivers the emotional and psychological peak of the argument: the Con…
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- D
rivalry · negative
D views the Knaves as deceitful and corrupt adversaries working against him. How this plays out →
- these men
social · negative
- Mr. B
social · negative
- the Rothschilds
social · negative
- Unknown
psychological · ambivalent
- D
rivalry · negative
D views the Knaves as deceitful and corrupt adversaries working against him. How this plays out →
- Mr. B
social · negative
Relationship notes
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See Knaves in introductoryIn the story
Knaves appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
Chapter companion notes
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See Knaves in introductory