Sailing Alone Around the World · Character
Akbar
A person met by the narrator in port.
minor
First appearance: xviii
Akbar shows up with force in XIV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A yacht in distress, whose crew refuses Slocum's offer of tow, and is later reported lost at Crescent Head.
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- Other
Character groups
- Diverse Acquaintances and References
- Key Voyage Figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Akbar in xviii