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Sarroo

A minor character with an unusual name.

minor

First appearance: short fiction

Sarroo shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The generous host who shows the narrator and Sin the city's attractions, including the imperial menagerie.
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Sarroo first appears in 0001 short fiction.

In I: The generous host who shows the narrator and Sin the city's attractions, including the imperial menagerie.

Later, in II: The narrator's friend who guides them through the menagerie and laughs at their fear, insisting the beast is harmless.

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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse recurring and allegorical figures
  • Recurring domestic characters

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

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  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because the old man undergoes a profound psychological reversal, abandonin…

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