On a Chinese Screen · Character
Higgins
A minor character, possibly a servant or clerk.
minor
First appearance: ii my lady s parlour
Higgins's tie to The Taipan is one of the pressures that moves On a Chinese Screen—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as a colleague who will go home in five or six years, after which the Taipan would take charge of the head office in Shanghai.
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With The Taipan (professional): Higgins works under the Taipan as a clerk or subordinate, their interactions defined by business orders and hierarchical deference. In XLIX: The Taipan: Mentioned as a colleague who will…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Expatriate Community Members
- Protagonist
- Social and Authority Figures
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- The Taipan
professional · ambivalent
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