Short Fiction · Character
Captain Muller
A dull-eyed boarding-house captain whose composure shatters when a dead roommate's harmonica is unwrapped before him.
supporting
Also known as Muller
First appearance: when papa swore in hindustani
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Roommate of the deceased; absent, having spent the night at Portsmouth.
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Captain Muller shared a room with the late Captain Gunner at Mrs. Pickett's boarding house, and his haunted reaction to a small harmonica memento exposes him to the assembled guests. As Mrs. Pickett methodically…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Transformative and military roles
- Protagonist
- Central cast of characters
- Bumbling aristocrats and antagonists
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional peak occurs when the narrator’s pervasive homesickness and alienation crystallize as she hears t…
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