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The Inheritors · Character

Willoughby

A friend or acquaintance of the narrator.

minor

First appearance: i

Willoughby shows up with force in XIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Briefly appears as Effie's young man, grateful to be relieved from attending the meeting.
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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

This is the dramatic climax because the protagonist’s psychological peak—his desperate need for validation and…

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See Willoughby in i