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Christ

The redeemer invoked amid Nevada's silver mines and Sharon's torments, a still point of judgment against the roaring commerce of men.

supporting

First appearance: poetry

As a supporting figure in Poetry, Christ is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Invoked in the final line as the speaker laments the man's death.
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In J. F. B.: Invoked in the final line as the speaker laments the man's death. Later, in Metempsychosis: The soul once entered Salem with…

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Character Web

8 connections

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UNUnknownAMArthur McEwenSLSally LarkinGAGabrielOFOld Father Chr…CHChrist

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse Allegorical and Named Figures
  • Protagonist
  • Personifications and Named Characters
  • Biblical and Named Figures

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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