Payment Deferred · Character
Jim Medland
Winnie's husband and a member of the Medland family.
minor
Also known as James Medland, young Medland
First appearance: vi
Jim Medland's tie to Mr. Marble is one of the pressures that moves Payment Deferred—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The visiting nephew, well-off and well-dressed, feels out of place in the Marbles' poverty-stricken home and is subjected to Marble's probing questions.
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With Mr. Marble (rivalry): Jim Medland is a former friend or associate whom Mr. Marble murders for financial gain. With Annie Marble (social): Annie knows Jim Medland as a family acquaintance, unaware of her father's…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Marble's professional contacts
- Minor and peripheral figures
- Protagonist
- Marble family circle
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of Marble’s mo…
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- Mr. Marble
rivalry · negative
Jim Medland is a former friend or associate whom Mr. How this plays out →
- Annie Marble
social · ambivalent
- Mr. Marble
rivalry · negative
Jim Medland is a former friend or associate whom Mr. How this plays out →
- Annie Marble
social · ambivalent
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