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Young Ulysses

A minor character, possibly a nickname or allusion.

minor

Also known as Ulysses

First appearance: the arrow of gold

Young Ulysses shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The narrator, recently returned from his second West Indies voyage, feeling young, unthinking, and infinitely receptive.
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THThereseMIMillsDRDoña RitaCBCaptain BluntPRPraxYUYoung Ulysses

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  • Other

Character groups

  • George's inner circle
  • Core romantic intrigue
  • Protagonist
  • Political and social backdrop

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional peak occurs when Doña Rita, stripped of her usual composure, collapses into a "mere chaos of sen…

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