The Hill of Dreams · Character
Barnes
A servant or local man in the Taylor household.
minor
Also known as Whereupon Barnes
First appearance: I
Barnes's tie to Lucian Taylor is one of the pressures that moves The Hill of Dreams—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A schoolfellow of Lucian's who betrays him to the headmaster after Lucian recommends Villon.
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With Lucian Taylor (social): Barnes is a local acquaintance who interacts with Lucian in the village. In I: A schoolfellow of Lucian's who betrays him to the headmaster after Lucian recommends Villon. He is illiterate…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Rural Welsh Community
- Protagonist
- Village and London Acquaintances
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
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social · ambivalent
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