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The Circular Staircase · Character
Mr. Innes
The narrator's brother and father of Halsey and Gertrude.
minor
Also known as Send Mr. Innes
First appearance: i i take a country house
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Narrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this excerpt, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when the narrator, for the first time in twenty y…
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