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Porcher

A schoolboy at the Jacobean.

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First appearance: i the jacobean

Porcher shows up with force in I: The First Day. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Michael's scout who brings him a sparse lunch of bread, cheese, and ale.
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In I: The First Day: Michael's scout who brings him a sparse lunch of bread, cheese, and ale. Later, in XVII: The Last Day: Surprised to…

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Character Web

10 connections

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CACarbenSCStella Cunning…MFMrs. FaneMWMr. WedderburnDCDom Cuthbert M…POPorcher

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Oxford Contemporaries and Eccentrics
  • School and Family Circle
  • School and University Peers

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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