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The Fencer

A prisoner skilled in fencing.

minor

Also known as The Fencer

First appearance: iv le nouveau

The Fencer shows up with force in III: A Pilgrim's Progress. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The fencer is the guard who escorts the narrator to the dark room and instructs him to sleep by a post.
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In III: A Pilgrim's Progress: The fencer is the guard who escorts the narrator to the dark room and instructs him to sleep by a post. Later, in XI: Jean le Nègre: Proclaims the end of an earlier incident, allowing…

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NANarratorEDEdouardBABon AlorsJLJean le NègreTHThe HatTFThe Fencer

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Quirky Individual Prisoners
  • Protagonist
  • Central Camp Characters

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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