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John Collins

Jack Brennan's manager, a man who has handled the fighter for ten years and still can't get him to sleep or train straight.

supporting

Also known as John

First appearance: the three day blow

As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, John Collins is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Jack's manager, who visits with Steinfelt and Morgan.
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John Collins shows up at the farm with Morgan and Steinfelt in tow, breezy and unbothered, telling everyone Jack has never been right and never will be. He's the one who's supposed to have the fighter ready, yet he's…

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UNUnknownDHDanny HoganYJYogi JohnsonSOScripps O'NeilJBJack BrennanJCJohn Collins

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Miscellaneous Characters
  • Protagonist
  • Fighters and Managers
  • Boxing and Bullfighting

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

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…

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