The Incredulity of Father Brown · Character
Crake
Old Hickory Crake, a weathered figure of the Darnaway country, carries the weight of an old family doom and its creeping superstitions.
supporting
Also known as old Crake, Old Crake, Hickory Crake, old Hickory Crake, old Hickory, Mr. Crake, Mr. Hickory Crake
First appearance: the doom of the darnaways
As a supporting figure in The Incredulity of Father Brown, Crake is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
An old veteran who tells a story about an Indian throwing a knife, which provides a clue.
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Crake is part of the closed, decaying world of the Darnaways, where the family contract and the colonial husband are accepted as part of the Doom of the Darnaways. Like the others in that weedy den of superstitions, he…
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- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Darnaway haunting
- Protagonist
- Darnaway family mystery
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Climax.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
This excerpt is the story's dramatic climax because it establishes the central psychological peak of dread and…
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- Father Brown
professional · ambivalent
Crake and Father Brown have a professional relationship, likely as a police officer or… How this plays out →
- Father Brown
professional · ambivalent
Crake and Father Brown have a professional relationship, likely as a police officer or… How this plays out →
- Father Brown
professional · ambivalent
Crake and Father Brown have a professional relationship, likely as a police officer or… How this plays out →
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