Short Fiction · Character
Bob Thacher
A man involved in a conflict.
minor
Also known as Thacher, Bob
First appearance: the defenders
Bob Thacher's tie to Erick is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A Terran passenger who deduces that Erick, Jan, and Mara are the saboteurs sought by the Martian authorities.
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With Erick (friendship): Bob Thacher and Erick are companions, with a bond of mutual trust and camaraderie. With Erick (friendship): Bob Thacher and Erick are companions, with a bond of mutual trust and camaraderie.
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Small town and fleet command
- Aliens and psychological experiments
- Small town and alien conflict
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- 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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- Erick
friendship · positive
Bob Thacher and Erick are companions, with a bond of mutual trust and camaraderie. How this plays out →
- Erick
friendship · positive
Bob Thacher and Erick are companions, with a bond of mutual trust and camaraderie. How this plays out →
- Erick
friendship · positive
Bob Thacher and Erick are companions, with a bond of mutual trust and camaraderie. How this plays out →
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