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Bob Chambers

A man in a small town.

minor

Also known as Bob, Bobby, Chambers

First appearance: the hanging stranger

Bob Chambers shows up with force in The Eyes Have It. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned in the book as saying Bibney has 'utterly no guts,' interpreted by the narrator as evidence of alien anatomy.
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In The Eyes Have It: Mentioned in the book as saying Bibney has 'utterly no guts,' interpreted by the narrator as evidence of alien anatomy. Later, in Beyond the Door: Bob is Doris's lover, who visits her while Larry…

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DODorisLWLawrence WattsDHDoctor Henry H…PSPeter SherikovCGCommander GrossBCBob Chambers

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Small town and fleet command
  • Small town and alien conflict

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

This scene is the dramatic climax because it crystallizes the emotional chasm between Doris and Larry: Doris’s…

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