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The Book of Jade · Character

Brahma

The Hindu creator god, invoked as a symbolic presence in the text.

minor

Also known as great Brahma

First appearance: part i ashtoreth

Brahma's tie to the Absolute is one of the pressures that moves The Book of Jade—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Invoked as a deity in the context of exotic escapism.
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With the Absolute (psychological): Brahma is a manifestation or aspect of the Absolute, the creator principle within the ultimate reality. With Lo (psychological): Brahma is a cosmic guide or principle that Lo…

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See Brahma in part i ashtoreth

Character Web

3 connections

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Relationship types

  • Psychological
  • Other

Character groups

  • Cosmic and mortal duality
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

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

This is the dramatic climax because the speaker reaches the absolute nadir of despair—identifying himself as l…

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Relationships

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See Brahma in part i ashtoreth

In the story

Brahma appears across 5 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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See Brahma in part i ashtoreth