Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Hinchcliff
A stranded British wastrel whose feverish dreams of a murdered Chinaman and buried gold drive him and his companion deeper into the jungle.
supporting
First appearance: a vision of judgment
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A young man who has just matriculated at London University and is on his way to become junior assistant at Holmwood Grammar School.
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Hinchcliff shares a canoe and a desperate thirst with Evans, listening to the other man's dream of Chang-hi's pigtail and a hoard of gold. He is the steadier of the two, marking landmarks and measuring the stream while…
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- Diverse strange tales
- Protagonist
- Fantastical experiments and doors
- Prehistoric survival story
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- 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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