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Stewart Waring

A slum landlord and political boss whose Pleasant Street tenements Psmith's paper means to expose, he arrives to shut the campaign down and finds his usual methods useless.

supporting

Also known as Mr. Stewart Waring, Mr. Waring, The Waring

First appearance: Concerning Mr. Waring

As a supporting figure in Psmith, Journalist, Stewart Waring is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Revealed as the corrupt former Commissioner of Buildings and current candidate for City Alderman, responsible for the dangerous tenements.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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See Stewart Waring in Concerning Mr. Waring