Short Fiction · Character

Nickie

A diminutive for Nick Adams in one story.

minor

First appearance: up in michigan

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Narrative arc

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

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

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