School Stories · Character
Payne
A schoolboy who has a notable episode of improving his behavior.
minor
First appearance: now talking about cricket
Payne shows up with force in How Payne Bucked Up. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Central figure who demonstrates a significant improvement in attitude or performance.
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In How Payne Bucked Up: Central figure who demonstrates a significant improvement in attitude or performance. Later, in I: A top forward in Dacre's House, dropped to the Second Fifteen; reacts with frustration but…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Schoolboys and Students
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Payne in now talking about cricket