Short Fiction · Character
Michael Finley
A man who tells a story about a ghostly encounter.
minor
Also known as Finley
First appearance: the quare gander
Michael Finley shows up with force in Scraps of Hibernian Ballads. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Self-educated song-maker, author of the ballad 'Phaudhrig Crohoore,' who refused to write down his poems.
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In Scraps of Hibernian Ballads: Self-educated song-maker, author of the ballad 'Phaudhrig Crohoore,' who refused to write down his…
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- Diverse ghostly witnesses
- Protagonist
- Ghost story narrators
- Haunting family histories
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the psychological peak of the narrator's horror and the r…
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