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Jack

A dog, possibly a character in a story.

minor

Also known as Jack

First appearance: the white poodle

Jack shows up with force in Dogs' Happiness. The page is where that presence becomes real.

An eighteen-month-old pointer, initially confident and independent, who is captured and brought to a dog pound, where he participates in the philosophical debate.
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Character Web

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BUBuzygaAFAnna Friedrich…SKSergey Kondras…LELenotchkaMEMenottiJAJack

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Dogs and Performers
  • Fishermen and Nobility
  • Biblical and Romantic Figures
  • Officers and Society Women

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because Vera Nikolayevna, who has previously dismissed Zheltkov’s love as…

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