Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Miller
A minor character with limited appearances.
minor
Also known as Miller
First appearance: final examination
Mr. Miller shows up with force in Cost of Living. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A friend whose recent suicide triggers Carrin's existential unease.
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In Cost of Living: A friend whose recent suicide triggers Carrin's existential unease. Later, in I: The skipper of the schooner; stocky,…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- High mention count minor characters
- Story-specific and recurring
- Diverse minor and central figures
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- 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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See Mr. Miller in final examination