Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Shaw
A character in The Torrents of Spring.
minor
First appearance: the torrents of spring
Mr. Shaw shows up with force in VI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
One of the two old hand-workers in the pump-factory, a skilled pump-maker who advises Scripps on marriage.
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- Bullfighters
- Boxing and Bullfighting
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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