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Mr. Neech

A local tradesman or character in Michael's childhood neighborhood.

minor

Also known as old Neech

First appearance: i the new world

Mr. Neech shows up with force in I: The Jacobean. The page is where that presence becomes real.

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In I: The Jacobean: Mr. Neech is a schoolmaster who impresses Michael with his love of the past and his criticism of modernity. Later, in Incense: Identified by Michael with old prints and the statue of the trousered…

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Character Web

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BABrother AloysiusSCStella Cunning…MFMichael FaneMWMother WadmanSSSylvia ScarlettMNMr. Neech

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • School and Family Circle
  • Protagonist

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

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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See Mr. Neech in i the new world
See Mr. Neech in i the new world