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Hugo

A male character in a story of personal drama.

minor

First appearance: the story of a country house

Hugo shows up with force in The Airship. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The other boy, who shares in the plan to escape and is devoted to his mother.
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Character Web

4 connections

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LELennartFVFather VerneauGEGudmund Erland…RMRobber MotherHUHugo

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Male Characters in Personal Drama
  • Historical and Legendary Figures
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the bee, having been created to gather honey, is directly con…

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See Hugo in the story of a country house