The Autobiography of an Idea · Character

Henri List

A relative or family friend associated with the Sullivan family.

minor

First appearance: I: The Child

Henri List shows up with force in I: The Child. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The maternal grandfather, a German of intellectual mold, cynically amused by life.

Henri List first appears in 0000 i the child.

In I: The Child: The maternal grandfather, a German of intellectual mold, cynically amused by life.

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

This passage is the dramatic climax because it represents the psychological peak where the narrator’s obsessio…

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