The Good Companions · Character
Tommy Muss
A young boy who appears briefly.
minor
Also known as little Tommy Muss, Tommy, Tom
First appearance: i in which they all become good companions
Tommy Muss shows up with force in Chapter III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Joby's friend and a skilled mouth-organ player who ran off with a woman to avoid Jim Summers.
Tommy Muss first appears in 0033 i in which they all become good companions.
In Chapter III: Joby's friend and a skilled mouth-organ player who ran off with a woman to avoid Jim Summers.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Good Companions troupe
- Protagonist
- Minor stagehands and locals
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological low point where the troupe’s coll…
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See Tommy Muss in i in which they all become good companions