The House on the Borderland · Character
Hush
A name or exclamation appearing in the text, possibly a character or sound.
minor
First appearance: vii the attack
Hush's tie to The Dead is one of the pressures that moves The House on the Borderland—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With The Dead (psychological): Hush and the Dead are both spectral entities that share a silent, menacing presence in the Recluse's haunted house. With Hark (psychological): Hark and Hush are paired as complementary…
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See Hush in vii the attackCharacter Web
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Relationship types
- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Cosmic and Supernatural Entities
- Protagonist
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the narrator, despite his rational skepticism, is swayed by T…
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- The Dead
psychological · negative
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- Hark
psychological · negative
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See Hush in vii the attack