Short Fiction · Character
Cecil
A character with a minor role.
minor
First appearance: the six fingers of time
Cecil shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cecil is one of the blob's loud friends who sells him to Billy Wilkins for ten dollars.
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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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