Short Fiction · Character
Layeville
A person involved in a dramatic sequence of events.
minor
First appearance: asleep in armageddon
Layeville shows up with force in The Pendulum. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The inventor of the time machine, now imprisoned in the pendulum he designed, swinging endlessly as the 'Prisoner of Time.'
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse supporting and authorial figures
- Pursued and mysterious figures
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of William Lantry…
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See Layeville in asleep in armageddon