Short Fiction · Character

Thomas McQuade

A character with an Irish surname.

minor

Also known as Thomas, Presently Thomas

Thomas McQuade's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Not directly present; the story focuses on the Enterprise staff.

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With Unknown Narrator (professional): Thomas McQuade is a colleague or business associate of the narrator, with interactions centered on work or transactions. With Unknown Narrator (professional): Thomas McQuade is a colleague or business associate of the narrator, with interactions centered on work or transactions. With Unknown Narrator (professional): Thomas McQuade is a colleague or business associate of the narrator, with interactions centered on work or transactions.

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Character Web

10 connections

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Relationship types

Professional
Other

Character groups

Wealthy or ethnic surnames
Con artists and schemers
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Unknown Narrator
professional · ambivalent
Thomas McQuade is a colleague or business associate of the narrator, with interactions… How this plays out →
Unknown Narrator
professional · ambivalent
Thomas McQuade is a colleague or business associate of the narrator, with interactions… How this plays out →
Unknown Narrator
professional · ambivalent
Thomas McQuade is a colleague or business associate of the narrator, with interactions… How this plays out →

Unknown Narrator
Thomas McQuade is a colleague or business associate of the narrator, with interactions centered on work or transactions.
Unknown Narrator
Thomas McQuade is a colleague or business associate of the narrator, with interactions centered on work or transactions.
Unknown Narrator
Thomas McQuade is a colleague or business associate of the narrator, with interactions centered on work or transactions.

Relationship notes

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In the story

Thomas McQuade appears across 10 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

One Thousand Dollars
Not present in this chapter.
The Rathskeller and the Rose
Not present in this chapter.
The Making of a New Yorker
Not present in this chapter.
An Adjustment of Nature
Not present in this chapter.
The Handbook of Hymen
Not present in this chapter.
Calloway's Code
Not directly present; the story focuses on the Enterprise staff.
Proof of the Pudding
Not present in this chapter.
The Fifth Wheel
Ex-coachman for the Van Smuythe family, discharged for drunkenness, now in the Bed Line.
No Story
Not present in this chapter.
A Poor Rule
Not present in this chapter.

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