Ragged Dick · Character
Ephraim Smith
A country man who hires Dick to guide him.
minor
Also known as Mr. Ephraim Smith
First appearance: X: Introduces a Victim of Misplaced Confidence
Ephraim Smith shows up with force in X: Introduces a Victim of Misplaced Confidence. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The countryman who is cheated out of fifty dollars by a swindler; he is naive and distraught.
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In X: Introduces a Victim of Misplaced Confidence: The countryman who is cheated out of fifty dollars by a swindler; he is naive and distraught. Later, in Dick as a Detective: The swindler who cheated the countryman;…
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- Protagonist
- Dick's social circle
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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