Short Fiction · Character
Clarence Willoughby
A member of the Willoughby family, likely related to Clarissa.
minor
Also known as Clarence
First appearance: the six fingers of time
Clarence Willoughby's tie to Clarissa Willoughby is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Nine-year-old boy who builds the 'disappearer' and causes the seven-day terror by making objects and people vanish.
Clarence Willoughby first appears in 0000 the six fingers of time.
With Clarissa Willoughby (family): Clarence and Clarissa Willoughby are siblings, bound by a shared dark family history and a co-dependent, often tense relationship. With Clarissa Willoughby (family): Clarence and Clarissa Willoughby are siblings, bound by a shared dark family history and a co-dependent, often tense relationship. With Clarissa Willoughby (family): Clarence and Clarissa Willoughby are siblings, bound by a shared dark family history and a co-dependent, often tense relationship.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Eccentric professor and family
- Large ensemble of minor roles
- Minor supporting characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Clarissa Willoughby
family · ambivalent
Clarence and Clarissa Willoughby are siblings, bound by a shared dark family history and… How this plays out →
- Clarissa Willoughby
family · ambivalent
Clarence and Clarissa Willoughby are siblings, bound by a shared dark family history and… How this plays out →
- Clarissa Willoughby
family · ambivalent
Clarence and Clarissa Willoughby are siblings, bound by a shared dark family history and… How this plays out →
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