Roughing It · Character

Eckert

A miner and friend of the narrator in the silver fields.

minor

First appearance: roughing it

Eckert's tie to The Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Roughing It—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

An Englishman in Siam famous for his lies; tells a story about a cat that eats coconuts.

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With The Narrator (social): Eckert is a minor acquaintance or fellow traveler whose interactions with the Narrator are brief but memorable. With The Narrator (social): Eckert is a minor acquaintance or fellow traveler whose interactions with the Narrator are brief but memorable. With The Narrator (social): Eckert is a minor acquaintance or fellow traveler whose interactions with the Narrator are brief but memorable.

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Character Web

3 connections

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Relationship types

Social
Other

Character groups

Nevada Territory Associates
Protagonist
Frontier Authority Figures

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

The Narrator
social · positive
Eckert is a minor acquaintance or fellow traveler whose interactions with the Narrator… How this plays out →
The Narrator
social · positive
Eckert is a minor acquaintance or fellow traveler whose interactions with the Narrator… How this plays out →
The Narrator
social · positive
Eckert is a minor acquaintance or fellow traveler whose interactions with the Narrator… How this plays out →

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In the story

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