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The Doctor

A medical professional who treats characters.

minor

Also known as doctor

First appearance: the beautiful people

The Doctor'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 Doctor first appears in 0000 the beautiful people.

With Mary Cuberle (psychological): Mary Cuberle appears to be under the doctor's care or observation, suggesting a manipulative or therapeutic dynamic. With Mary Cuberle (psychological): Mary Cuberle appears to be under the doctor's care or observation, suggesting a manipulative or therapeutic dynamic. With Mary Cuberle (psychological): Mary Cuberle appears to be under the doctor's care or observation, suggesting a manipulative or therapeutic dynamic.

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MCMary CuberleMOMotherGRGrandpaDADaddyTDThe Doctor

Relationship types

  • Psychological
  • Other

Character groups

  • Familial and medical roles
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupBreaking pointClimax
  • 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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Relationships

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See The Doctor in the beautiful people
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