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Captain Muller

A dull-eyed boarding-house captain whose composure shatters when a dead roommate's harmonica is unwrapped before him.

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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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EREve Rastall-Re…MPMiss PillengerMOMr. OakesMRMr. RackstrawMPMr. Paul SnyderCMCaptain Muller

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Transformative and military roles
  • Protagonist
  • Central cast of characters
  • Bumbling aristocrats and antagonists

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • 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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