Roughing It · Character

Jim Blaine

A garrulous old miner who tells a long, rambling story.

minor

Also known as one Jim Blaine, haunting Blaine, Blaine

First appearance: roughing it

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The storyteller who, when sufficiently drunk, begins the tale of his grandfather's old ram but digresses endlessly until he falls asleep.

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With The Narrator (social): Jim Blaine is a garrulous old man whose rambling, digressive stories about his grandfather's ram become a comic highlight. With The Narrator (social): Jim Blaine is a garrulous old man whose rambling, digressive stories about his grandfather's ram become a comic highlight. With The Narrator (social): Jim Blaine is a garrulous old man whose rambling, digressive stories about his grandfather's ram become a comic highlight.

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Relationship types

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Character groups

Cabin Companions and Storytellers
Protagonist
Quarrelsome and Rough Companions
Diverse Western and Historical Figures

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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The Narrator
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The Narrator
Jim Blaine is a garrulous old man whose rambling, digressive stories about his grandfather's ram become a comic highlight.
The Narrator
Jim Blaine is a garrulous old man whose rambling, digressive stories about his grandfather's ram become a comic highlight.
The Narrator
Jim Blaine is a garrulous old man whose rambling, digressive stories about his grandfather's ram become a comic highlight.

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