The Cream of the Jest · Character
P. N. Flaherty
A newspaperman who knew Felix Kennaston in ordinary life, and who pieces together the strange account of the sigil with mounting personal unease.
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First appearance: xxxvi sundry disclosures of the press
As a supporting figure in The Cream of the Jest, P. N. Flaherty is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The artist who designed the cold cream jar top, unknowingly creating the 'sigil'.
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Flaherty is the narrator's stand-in: a reporter of the shallow country intimacy that chance imposes on neighbors, who listened while Kennaston spoke of the sigil with what struck him as indecent unconcern. He takes…
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This passage marks the dramatic climax because it reveals the central paradox of Kennaston’s existence: his dr…
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