Short Fiction · Character
Ben Brainard
Character in stories, often a friend or acquaintance.
minor
Also known as Man Not Overboard Ben Brainard, Brainard, Benjamin Brainard, Ben
First appearance: Man Not Overboard
Ben Brainard shows up with force in Man Not Overboard. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A novelist who boards the Gargantua intending to kill himself, but his plan is disrupted by a conversation with Fred Lemp.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because it marks the psychological peak of the crowd’s self-deception, where their…
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