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The Book of Khalid · Character

Monsieur Pascal

A Frenchman in New York, possibly a shopkeeper or acquaintance of Khalid.

minor

Also known as Pascal

First appearance: vi the summer afternoon of a sham

Monsieur Pascal's tie to Prophet Jeremiah is one of the pressures that moves The Book of Khalid—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Prophet Jeremiah (professional): Monsieur Pascal is a bookseller who deals with rare religious texts, including those related to Jeremiah. With Khalid (professional): Khalid buys books from Monsieur Pascal and…

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See Monsieur Pascal in vi the summer afternoon of a sham

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Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Old World and Prophetic Voices
  • Protagonist

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

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

The emotional/psychological peak occurs in the narrator’s disillusioned pivot from the external, chaotic strug…

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See Monsieur Pascal in vi the summer afternoon of a sham