The Autobiography of Mark Twain · Character
Steve Gillis
Friend and fellow printer from Virginia City.
minor
Also known as Steve
First appearance: volume i early days
Steve Gillis shows up with force in About Dueling. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Twain's second; a small but formidable fighter who helped avert Twain's duel and pacified another challenger, Mr.
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In About Dueling: Twain's second; a small but formidable fighter who helped avert Twain's duel and pacified another challenger, Mr.
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- Other
Character groups
- Nevada Territory Associates
- Extended Acquaintances and Cultural Figures
- Protagonist
- Family and Household
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak of Twain's moral out…
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See Steve Gillis in volume i early days