Short Fiction · Character
Dale Winter
A character in a story.
minor
Also known as Winter
First appearance: the hanging stranger
Dale Winter shows up with force in Mr. Spaceship. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Kramer's second in line; present during discussions about the project.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Small town and sentient spaceship
- Soldiers and alien encounters
- 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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See Dale Winter in the hanging stranger