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Frank Conners

A minor character with recurring mentions.

minor

Also known as Frank, Conners

First appearance: Final Examination

Frank Conners shows up with force in Final Examination. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A young employee at Ostersen's store, worried about his sins before judgment.
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In Final Examination: A young employee at Ostersen's store, worried about his sins before judgment. Later, in The Leech: Local man who…

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PMProfessor Mich…MIMinnieMOMr. OstersenPCProfessor CarverHEHellmanFCFrank Conners

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Academic and military support
  • Minor female characters
  • Diverse minor and central figures
  • Key narrative figures
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the dramatic climax because Morrison reaches the psychological breaking point of his twenty-first day…

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