Short Fiction · Character

Mr. Thirkell

An enigmatic presence in a suspenseful narrative.

minor

Also known as Thirkell

First appearance: vii

Mr. Thirkell's tie to Mrs. Bellowes is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

A representative of the future society who interrogates Lantry and embodies the technocratic, death-denying regime.

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With Mrs. Bellowes (social): Mr. Thirkell and Mrs. Bellowes are acquaintances in a shared social circle, possibly with polite tension. With Mrs. Bellowes (social): Mr. Thirkell and Mrs. Bellowes are acquaintances in a shared social circle, possibly with polite tension. With Mrs. Bellowes (social): Mr. Thirkell and Mrs. Bellowes are acquaintances in a shared social circle, possibly with polite tension.

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See Mr. Thirkell in vii

Character Web

3 connections

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Relationship types

Social
Other

Character groups

Shifting identities and domestic figures
Supporting and historical figures
Diverse supporting and authorial figures

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Narrative 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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Relationships

Mrs. Bellowes
social · ambivalent
Mrs. Bellowes
social · ambivalent
Mrs. Bellowes
social · ambivalent

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See Mr. Thirkell in vii

In the story

Mr. Thirkell appears across 3 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Pillar of Fire
A representative of the future society who interrogates Lantry and embodies the technocratic, death-denying regime.
II
The first attendant Lantry kills, shoved into the fire lock.
A Little Journey
A charismatic but fraudulent religious leader who sells tickets to a supposed rocket to Heaven on Mars. He is exposed as a con man when his dilapidated ship explodes, and he falls into the Sun.

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