Short Fiction · Character
Timothy Petrick
An old man whose pride in his family name is quietly undermined by a revelation he never anticipated.
supporting
Also known as Timothy, old Timothy Petrick, Petrick, old Timothy
First appearance: to please his wife
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Bass-viol man in the choir; helps keep the drink warm in his instrument bag.
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Timothy Petrick belongs to the landed, name-conscious stratum of Hardy's rural society, where lineage is treated as a kind of moral credit. His attachment to the Petrick legacy is both his dignity and his blind spot,…
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- Other
Character groups
- Clever Tricks and Family Legacy
- Romantic Entanglements and Consequences
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
In this excerpt, the emotional/psychological peak occurs when both Jim and Rosalys consciously recognize their…
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