Poetry · Character
Perseus
Mythological hero referenced in juvenilia, slaying Medusa and rescuing Andromeda.
minor
First appearance: circe s palace
Perseus's tie to Saint Mary Woolnoth is one of the pressures that moves Poetry—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Referenced in 'By arrangement with Perseus / The fooled resentment of the dragon'.
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With Saint Mary Woolnoth (psychological): Perseus is a mythological figure juxtaposed with Saint Mary Woolnoth, creating a surreal contrast between heroic myth and modern sterility. With Unknown Narrator…
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Relationship types
- Psychological
Character groups
- The Waste Land characters
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Saint Mary Woolnoth
psychological · ambivalent
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- Unknown Narrator
psychological · ambivalent
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