Short Fiction · Character
Anthony Trotz
A ragged, starving genius who has secretly won the world's greatest scientific honor and must now walk into a hall of great men to claim it.
major
Also known as Anthony
First appearance: the six fingers of time
As a major figure in Short Fiction, Anthony Trotz is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Discovers he is an artificial consciousness, an adjunct to a giant brain, and knows every person in the world.
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Anthony Trotz—who sometimes calls himself Aloys Foulcault-Oeg—arrives in the city filthy, penniless, and half-starved, having stowed away on boats and begged in rich-poor streets. He is torn between genuine awe of the…
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- Professional
- Romantic
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Protagonist
- Central narrative characters
- Large ensemble of minor roles
- Biblical and authority figures
- Named minor presences
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the narrator, after losing his legal identity and fortune, fa…
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- Colonel Peter Cooper
professional · positive
Anthony Trotz serves under Colonel Peter Cooper in a military or paramilitary capacity,… How this plays out →
- Eve
romantic · ambivalent
- Tin Man Tony
rivalry · negative
- Colonel Peter Cooper
professional · positive
Anthony Trotz serves under Colonel Peter Cooper in a military or paramilitary capacity,… How this plays out →
- Eve
romantic · ambivalent
- Colonel Peter Cooper
professional · positive
Anthony Trotz serves under Colonel Peter Cooper in a military or paramilitary capacity,… How this plays out →
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