Short Fiction · Character
Hooker
A figure in Wells's tale of scientific rivalry, caught between the claims of a strange discovery and the ordinary loyalties of an English life.
supporting
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The other treasure hunter; he realizes the thorns are poisoned and dies after attempting to suck out the venom.
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Hooker moves through a world of laboratories, professional jealousy, and the quiet cruelties men practise on one another in the name of science. His loyalties and his curiosity pull against each other, and the strain…
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- Other
Character groups
- Diverse strange tales
- Protagonist
- Prehistoric survival story
- Strange cures and obsessions
- Fantastical experiments and doors
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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