Short Fiction · Character
Pollock
A hot-tempered young colonial trader whose careless insult to a Porroh man plunges him into a feud that follows him across continents.
major
First appearance: Pollock and the Porroh Man
As a major figure in Short Fiction, Pollock is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The protagonist, an Englishman on an expedition who kills a Porroh man's wife and becomes the target of supernatural revenge.
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Pollock is a minor figure in a West African expedition, restless, quick to anger, and already hardened by months of brutality along the Kittam River. His casual desecration of a native idol and his violent encounter…
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Character groups
- Deadly encounters and experiments
- Protagonist
- Prehistoric survival story
- Fantastical experiments and doors
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- 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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- Waterhouse
friendship · ambivalent
Pollock and Waterhouse are companions or colleagues, sharing a strange and unsettling… How this plays out →
- Waterhouse
friendship · ambivalent
Pollock and Waterhouse are companions or colleagues, sharing a strange and unsettling… How this plays out →
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