Roughing It · Character
Horace Greeley
The famous newspaper editor, mentioned in a stagecoach anecdote.
minor
Also known as Horace, Greeley
First appearance: roughing it
Horace Greeley'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.
The passenger in the anecdote, jolted and rushed by Hank Monk.
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With The Narrator (social): The Narrator hears stories about Horace Greeley's famous, bumpy stagecoach ride with Hank Monk, treating him as a legendary figure. With Hank Monk (rivalry): Hank Monk, a stagecoach driver,…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Stagecoach and Travel Anecdotes
- Protagonist
- Diverse Western and Historical Figures
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- The Narrator
social · ambivalent
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- Hank Monk
rivalry · ambivalent
- The Narrator
social · ambivalent
The Narrator hears stories about Horace Greeley's famous, bumpy stagecoach ride with Hank… How this plays out →
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