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Lü Mêng

A Wu general from the Three Kingdoms period.

minor

Also known as Mêng Shih, 呂蒙 Lü Mêng

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Lü Mêng shows up with force in Appreciations of Sun Tzǔ. The page is where that presence becomes real.

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In Appreciations of Sun Tzǔ: General (d. 219) who studied Sun Tzǔ's pages. Later, in Endnotes: Recalled for his stern discipline in…

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Narrative arc

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

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

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