Short Fiction · Character
Dr. Hortel
A doctor who appears in the story.
minor
Also known as Dr. Elph Hortel, Doctor Hortel
First appearance: The Beautiful People
Dr. Hortel's tie to Mary Cuberle is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The psychiatrist who initially misunderstands Mary's problem but later confirms her sanity.
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With Mary Cuberle (psychological): Dr. Hortel may be treating or studying Mary Cuberle, indicating a clinical or manipulative dynamic. With Mary Cuberle (psychological): Dr. Hortel may be treating or studying Mary…
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Relationship types
- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Familial and medical roles
- Protagonist
- Household and family figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
This scene is the dramatic climax because it marks the peak of Henry Ritchie’s repressed frustration, erupting…
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- Mary Cuberle
psychological · ambivalent
- Mary Cuberle
psychological · ambivalent
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See Dr. Hortel in The Beautiful PeopleIn the story
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See Dr. Hortel in The Beautiful People