Such Is Life · Character
Burke
A minor character, possibly a bullock driver.
minor
First appearance: such is life
Burke shows up with force in VII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Station-contractor at Boottara where the narrator spent the night of March 27.
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Character groups
- Extended Cast of Bushmen
- Central Bullock Drivers
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book.
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This excerpt marks the narrative climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of the narrat…
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