← All characters

Short Fiction · Character

Fred

A character in The Torrents of Spring.

minor

Also known as This Fred

First appearance: the torrents of spring

See Fred in the torrents of springBook page

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

Character Web

8 connections

A slice of how Fred sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.

YJYogi JohnsonANAndersonHMHenry MenckenEHEl HeraldoSBSoldier BartlettFRFred

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Killers and Targets
  • Boxing and Bullfighting

+3 more in the full Character Web

Open in reader

Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the doctor’s hollow reassurance—that the narrator will play f…

Full beat labels and climax notes unlock in the reader.

Follow the arc while reading
See Fred in the torrents of spring