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Sally Tate

A woman in a story.

minor

Also known as Sally

First appearance: the hanging stranger

Sally Tate shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A child in the park; observes Cole and interacts with him.
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See Sally Tate in the hanging stranger

Character Web

12 connections

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STStevenTCTommy ColeEAEarlERErickELEd LoyceSTSally Tate

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Aliens and psychological experiments
  • Small town and alien conflict
  • Small town and sentient spaceship

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Narrative arc

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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In the story

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See Sally Tate in the hanging stranger