Short Fiction · Character
Gaspar
A minor male character.
minor
First appearance: short fiction
Gaspar shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Barefooted lad who serves as the test subject for the shrinking and growing drops.
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This is the story's dramatic climax because the old man undergoes a profound psychological reversal, abandonin…
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