Short Fiction · Character
Harry Cross
Character in stories, often a young man.
minor
Also known as The Clubby Roadster Young Harry Cross, Harry, Cross, Harry the rye, Henry
First appearance: my roomy
Harry Cross shows up with force in Gas, Oil and Air. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Narrator Charley, who buys a car to win Alice's love and faces mechanical troubles.
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In Gas, Oil and Air: Narrator Charley, who buys a car to win Alice's love and faces mechanical troubles. Later, in The Clubby Roadster: The enthusiastic but inept owner of a new Clubby Roadster, whose plans for a…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse Social Network
- Baseball and Social Circles
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- 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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