Poetry · Character
Jackal
An animal character in a narrative.
minor
Also known as the Jackal
First appearance: reminiscences
Jackal's tie to The Colonel is one of the pressures that moves Poetry—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A scavenger jackal that carries off the Colonel's daughter but drops her when chased.
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With The Colonel (professional): Jackal serves as a subordinate or informant to The Colonel, operating in a military or espionage capacity. With The Colonel (professional): Jackal serves as a subordinate or informant to…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Military and animal figures
- Recurring narrative characters
- Narrative poem characters
- Diverse referenced characters
- Addressed and young characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the boy’s childish joy and naive belief that he can see Ameri…
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- The Colonel
professional · ambivalent
Jackal serves as a subordinate or informant to The Colonel, operating in a military or… How this plays out →
- The Colonel
professional · ambivalent
Jackal serves as a subordinate or informant to The Colonel, operating in a military or… How this plays out →
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