Short Fiction · Character
Lionel Wallace
A man who finds a door in a wall.
minor
Also known as Wallace
First appearance: The Door in the Wall
Lionel Wallace shows up with force in The Door in the Wall. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Protagonist who repeatedly encounters a magical green door leading to an enchanted garden, representing his longing for an ideal world.
Lionel Wallace first appears in 0085 the door in the wall.
In The Door in the Wall: Protagonist who repeatedly encounters a magical green door leading to an enchanted garden, representing his longing for an ideal world.
Later, in The Door in the Wall: The protagonist who shares his childhood memory of the enchanted garden and the Door in the Wall.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Fantastical experiments and doors
- Blind valley and treasure
- Protagonist
- Love and strange wishes
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the protagonist realizes the green door and its enchanted gar…
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See Lionel Wallace in The Door in the Wall