The Hoosier Schoolmaster · Character
Bill Means
One of the Means brothers, involved in local events.
minor
Also known as Bill, poor Bill
First appearance: I: A Private Lesson from a Bulldog
Bill Means shows up with force in I: A Private Lesson from a Bulldog. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The younger son of Jack Means, who plays the prank of putting a puppy in Ralph's desk on the first day of school.
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In I: A Private Lesson from a Bulldog: The younger son of Jack Means, who plays the prank of putting a puppy in Ralph's desk on the first day of school. Later, in A Spell Coming: A student who is compelled to put out…
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- Minor and background characters
- Protagonist
- Main community characters
- Secondary community figures
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because it forces the central conflict to a head: the anonymous threat against Squ…
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See Bill Means in I: A Private Lesson from a Bulldog