Short Fiction · Character
Officer Mossback McCarty
A law officer with a rustic nickname.
minor
Also known as Mossback
First appearance: the six fingers of time
Officer Mossback McCarty shows up with force in Dream World. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A policeman who intervenes when Teresa threatens to call for help, and questions Bascomb about his 'lamppost jag.'
Officer Mossback McCarty first appears in 0000 the six fingers of time.
In Dream World: A policeman who intervenes when Teresa threatens to call for help, and questions Bascomb about his 'lamppost jag.'
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Narrative arc
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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