Short Fiction · Character
Thacker
A nervous or timid character.
minor
Also known as Mr. Thacker, the trembling Thacker
First appearance: lord oakhurst s curse
Thacker shows up with force in One Thousand Dollars. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The American consul in Buenas Tierras who devises a scheme to pass the Kid off as Don Santos Urique's lost son for financial gain.
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In A Double-Dyed Deceiver: The American consul in Buenas Tierras who devises a scheme to pass the Kid off as Don Santos Urique's lost son for financial gain. Later, in Calloway's Code: Not directly present; the story…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Military and social types
- Con artists and schemers
- Female friend and possible relative
- Married and older characters
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because it captures the precise moment the protagonist’s humor shifts f…
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- One Thousand Dollars
- The Rathskeller and the Rose
- The Making of a New Yorker
- An Adjustment of Nature
- A Double-Dyed Deceiver
- The Handbook of Hymen
- Calloway's Code
- Proof of the Pudding
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