Room 13 · Character
Bill Holliss
A minor character who interacts with the main cast.
minor
Also known as Bill, Apparently Bill, Holliss
First appearance: xviii
Bill Holliss shows up with force in The Death-House. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as not seen leaving the prison, but Legge is too preoccupied to notice.
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In The Death-House: Mentioned as not seen leaving the prison, but Legge is too preoccupied to notice. Later, in XXXI: Guard at Keytown…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Minor and peripheral figures
- Protagonist
- Central cast of characters
- Minor supporting characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
In this excerpt, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Legge, paralyzed by rage and fear, realizes…
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See Bill Holliss in xviii