The Hashish Eater · Character
Buddha
The enlightened one, appearing as a symbol in Eastern dreamscapes.
minor
First appearance: xiv hail pythagoras
Buddha's tie to The Narrator is one of the pressures that moves The Hashish Eater—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Referenced via the title 'The Stagnant Calm' from 'The Golden Dagon,' which the narrator feels applies to his own experience, suggesting he might have been an incarnation of…
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With The Narrator (psychological): Buddha appears as a spiritual figure in the Narrator's visions, representing enlightenment and detachment. In Notes on the Way Upward: Referenced via the title 'The Stagnant Calm'…
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- Psychological
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- Visionary and Philosophical Icons
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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psychological · ambivalent
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