Short Fiction · Character
Gregory Gilbert
A character with multiple given names, appearing briefly.
minor
Also known as Gregory, Albert, Gilbert
First appearance: the six fingers of time
Gregory Gilbert's tie to Colonel Peter Cooper is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Colonel Peter Cooper (professional): Colonel Peter Cooper and Gregory Gilbert are colleagues in a covert agency, their relationship marked by bureaucratic tension and competing agendas. With Colonel Peter Cooper…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Biblical and authority figures
- Central narrative characters
- Large ensemble of minor roles
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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 · ambivalent
Colonel Peter Cooper and Gregory Gilbert are colleagues in a covert agency, their… How this plays out →
- Colonel Peter Cooper
professional · ambivalent
Colonel Peter Cooper and Gregory Gilbert are colleagues in a covert agency, their… How this plays out →
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See Gregory Gilbert in the six fingers of time