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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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CJCaptain Joshua…ASAlexander Selk…SPSprayAKAkbar

Relationship types

  • 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.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Akbar in xviii
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