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Stover at Yale · Character

Swazey

A student known for his humorous antics.

minor

First appearance: vii

Swazey's tie to Dink Stover is one of the pressures that moves Stover at Yale—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Described as a rough, uncouth student with a passionate studious nature, sitting on the other side of Stover in chapel.
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With Dink Stover (friendship): Swazey is a friend and fellow student who shares Dink's social environment and campus experiences. With Dink Stover (friendship): Swazey is a friend and fellow student who shares Dink's…

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Character Web

12 connections

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DSDink StoverSBSidney Brockhu…BSBob StoryGEGeorgeTRTom ReganSWSwazey

Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Social and Romantic Connections
  • Protagonist
  • Stover's Inner Circle

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the dramatic climax because Stover reaches his emotional and psychological peak in a violent nervous c…

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Relationships

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In the story

Swazey appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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