Short Fiction · Character
Rupert
A young man who is the subject of a social bet.
minor
First appearance: the baker s dozen
Rupert shows up with force in The Sheep. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The protagonist, a skilled bridge player and hunter who despises his sister's fiancé, the Sheep.
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In The Sheep: The protagonist, a skilled bridge player and hunter who despises his sister's fiancé, the Sheep. He loses his son in India…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse social dramas and oddities
- Socially overwhelmed characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This excerpt is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of Egbert…
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See Rupert in the baker s dozen