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Mr. Emmet

A minor male character.

minor

First appearance: part i i

Mr. Emmet shows up with force in VI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Arrives with his two boys and axes, wanting to enter Mrs.
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In VI: Arrives with his two boys and axes, wanting to enter Mrs. Anderson's house to fight the fire from the…

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See Mr. Emmet in part i i

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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Community Background Figures
  • Protagonist
  • Core Knapp Family

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Story tension across the book.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Mr. Emmet in part i i
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