The End of the World · Character
Satan
The adversary whose long retreat, Dennis argues, is measured not in battles but in the slow tilt of history toward mercy, poetry, and love.
supporting
First appearance: how
As a supporting figure in The End of the World, Satan is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Mentioned in the context of the Black Death being heralded by a comet.
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Satan figures here less as a horned tempter than as the counterweight in a cosmic argument about whether the world is improving or decaying. Dennis sets the vision of holiness driving him steadily back against the grim…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Psychological
Character groups
- End-Times Prophets and Predictors
- Protagonist
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- 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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- Jesus Christ
rivalry · negative
Jesus Christ and Satan are cosmic enemies, representing the ultimate struggle between… How this plays out →
- Stoffler
psychological · negative
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