Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Gender
A minor character, possibly a local or official.
minor
Also known as Gender
First appearance: the golgotha dancers
Mr. Gender shows up with force in The Song of the Slaves. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The cruel Charleston planter who leads a slave raid in Africa, whips his captives for singing a threatening song, and later flees in terror from the undead slaves.
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- Crisis and Occult
- Military and Ritual
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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