Short Fiction · Character
Bobby
A young boy or minor character with a friendly name.
minor
Also known as Robbie
First appearance: the hounds of tindalos
Bobby shows up with force in IV: New York Kid. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The narrator's five-year-old son, who asks for a bedtime story about space.
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In IV: New York Kid: The narrator's five-year-old son, who asks for a bedtime story about space. Later, in The Cottage: Durkin's stepson, who sees the cottage as a symbol of a happy future and defiantly removes his own…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Minor and mysterious characters
- Doctor and artist group
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because Sally reaches her psychological peak of self-assurance and romantic antici…
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See Bobby in the hounds of tindalos