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Roughing It · Character

Marlette

A miner and acquaintance in the Nevada silver fields.

minor

First appearance: roughing it

Marlette shows up with force in LXXV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Accompanies the narrator into the crater; uses his feet to find the path and shows ingenuity and pluck.
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In LXXV: Accompanies the narrator into the crater; uses his feet to find the path and shows ingenuity and…

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TNThe NarratorMAMarlette

Relationship types

  • Other

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  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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