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The House on the Borderland · Character

Jesus

A brief religious allusion in the narrator's thoughts.

minor

First appearance: x the time of waiting

Jesus shows up with force in XXVI: The Luminous Speck. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Invoked in the narrator's prayers and final plea for mercy.
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Jesus first appears in 0013 x the time of waiting.

In XXVI: The Luminous Speck: Invoked in the narrator's prayers and final plea for mercy.

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TRThe RecluseJEJesus

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  • Other

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  • Cosmic and Supernatural Entities
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Jesus in x the time of waiting
See Jesus in XXVI: The Luminous Speck