← All characters

Roughing It · Character

Old Robbins

An old miner and storyteller in the camps.

minor

Also known as Robbins

First appearance: roughing it

Old Robbins shows up with force in LIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned in Blaine's story as a man who feigns death to sue the coffin-peddler Jacops.
In the storyLIIIOpen this moment free

Free preview opens at this moment — character cards, Character Web, and themes sit beside the text as you read.

In LIII: Mentioned in Blaine's story as a man who feigns death to sue the coffin-peddler…

Continue beside the text

The fuller portrait of Old Robbins sits in Reading Lens — open the free preview to keep reading with notes on the page.

See Old Robbins in roughing it

Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

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

This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the ultimate psychological peak of fear and vulnerabil…

Full beat labels and climax notes unlock in the reader.

Follow the arc while reading

In the story

Old Robbins appears across 1 companion beat. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Chapter companion notes

Spoil-light check-ins for Old Robbins unlock in the free preview.

See Old Robbins in roughing it