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Doc Harpster

A doctor or nickname for a character.

minor

Also known as Doc

First appearance: the eternal greeting

Doc Harpster's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Poetry—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

The surgeon celebrated for his unique operation on a trout.
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With Unknown Narrator (professional): Doc Harpster is a doctor or healer, providing medical attention to the narrator or his acquaintances.

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See Doc Harpster in the eternal greeting

Character Web

9 connections

A slice of how Doc Harpster sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.

UNUnknown NarratorJZJohn Z. Vogels…BJBrother JohnSLSon LouJJJohn J. MitchellDHDoc Harpster

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse social network
  • Protagonist
  • Narrator's acquaintances
  • Family and close relations

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Climax.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because the speaker confronts the painful realization that his child’s lov…

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Relationships

Relationship notes

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See Doc Harpster in the eternal greeting

In the story

Doc Harpster appears across 2 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Chapter companion notes

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See Doc Harpster in the eternal greeting