Short Fiction · Character
Morse
A minor character with limited appearances.
minor
First appearance: final examination
Morse shows up with force in The Hour of Battle. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A soldier with a tired, glum look and a radiation burn scar on his temple; he is fixated on the Attison Detector dial.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Minor recurring characters
- Key narrative figures
- Story-specific and recurring
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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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