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Theodore Passerat

A friend of the narrator, a young man.

minor

First appearance: i he sits out a dance

Theodore Passerat shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

French poet from whom the narrator plagiarized the sonnet-sequence originally given to Stella.
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UNUnknown NarratorSMStella MusgraveEBElena Barry-Sm…TPTheodore Passerat

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  • Other

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  • Expansive social network
  • Protagonist
  • Central romantic triangle

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Theodore Passerat in i he sits out a dance