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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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In The Hour of Battle: A soldier with a tired, glum look and a radiation burn scar on his temple; he is fixated on the Attison Detector…

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7 connections

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CACasselEDEdwardsonRERichard EversetEEEdward EakinsMBMr. BoyardMOMorse

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor recurring characters
  • Key narrative figures
  • Story-specific and recurring

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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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