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Cook

A student at Wrykyn, part of the school community.

minor

Also known as Charles Mereweather Cook, Master Cook

First appearance: i the fifteenth place

Cook shows up with force in Conclusion. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Day-boy who brings news of the town fight; passes a newspaper cutting about the fracas to Knight.
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Character Web

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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Background students
  • Main student group
  • Minor school figures
  • Diverse school members

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

This excerpt is the story's dramatic climax because it reveals the long-anticipated physical confrontation bet…

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See Cook in i the fifteenth place
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