The Hashish Eater · Character
Leviathan
A monstrous sea creature from biblical lore, personified in dreams.
minor
First appearance: xxiii the hell of waters and the hell of treachery
Leviathan'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.
The ship that the narrator boards after leaving Jonah.
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With The Narrator (psychological): Leviathan is a monstrous or cosmic entity encountered in the Narrator's hashish visions, symbolizing chaos and the sublime. With The Narrator (psychological): Leviathan is a monstrous…
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- Psychological
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- Visionary and Philosophical Icons
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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psychological · negative
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psychological · negative
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