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Sailing Alone Around the World · Character

Mr. Douglas

A person met by the narrator in port.

minor

First appearance: vi

Mr. Douglas's tie to Spray is one of the pressures that moves Sailing Alone Around the World—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Resident magistrate at Thursday Island, invites Slocum on a scientific cruise and gives him a flag as he departs.
In the storyChapter XV: The Arafura Sea and the Voyage to Keeling CocosOpen this moment free

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With Spray (professional): Mr. Douglas interacts with the Spray in a professional capacity, likely as a port official or supplier. In Chapter XV: The Arafura Sea and the Voyage to Keeling Cocos: Resident magistrate at…

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See Mr. Douglas in vi

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Relationship types

  • Professional

Character groups

  • Diverse Acquaintances and References
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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

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Relationships

  • Spray

    professional · positive

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See Mr. Douglas in vi

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See Mr. Douglas in vi