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Mort Eddison

A minor character with few mentions.

minor

Also known as Mort

First appearance: final examination

Mort Eddison shows up with force in Writing Class. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Eddie's best friend, enthusiastic about Carner's teaching, tries to participate in class.
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EMEddie McDermottPCProfessor CarnerCDCharles DennisonPCProfessor CarverCCColonel CercyMEMort Eddison

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse minor and central figures
  • Name variants and law enforcement
  • Key narrative figures
  • Military and academic mix

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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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