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The End of the World · Character

Elder Joshua

Religious leader who interprets biblical signs of the apocalypse.

minor

Also known as Joshua

First appearance: cold

Elder Joshua's tie to William Miller is one of the pressures that moves The End of the World—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With William Miller (friendship): Elder Joshua is a supporter and fellow believer who aids William Miller in spreading his apocalyptic…

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  • Friendship
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Character groups

  • End-Times Prophets and Predictors

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

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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because it shifts from the external, physical question of *how* the world…

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