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Matts Wik

A character from a rural or small-town setting.

minor

Also known as Wik

First appearance: the wedding march

Matts Wik shows up with force in A Fallen King. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Anna Erikson's husband, a speaker who disguises his own story in biblical tales, causing his wife pain.
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Character Web

8 connections

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AEAnna EriksonBRBerg ReseGEGudmund Erland…URUriaPNPetter NordMWMatts Wik

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse Historical, Biblical, and Legendary Figures
  • Religious and Domestic Figures
  • Historical and Legendary Figures
  • Protagonist
  • Artists and Moral Subjects

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

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 Matts Wik in the wedding march