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The Dain Curse · Character

Manuel

A young boy in the story.

minor

First appearance: x dead flowers

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Character Web

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TNThe NarratorGLGabrielle Legg…JHJoseph HaldornMAManuel

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  • Protagonist
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Narrative arc

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SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional peak occurs when the protagonist’s drowsy confusion shifts into stark, visceral dread as he real…

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