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Wilkins

A minor character in the mining camp narratives.

minor

First appearance: Jimville

Wilkins's tie to Jim Calkins is one of the pressures that moves The Land of Little Rain—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

A man who shot another in a fair quarrel at Lone Tree and fled to Jimville, where he was seen by all.
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With Jim Calkins (friendship): Jim Calkins and Wilkins are frequent associates, possibly sharing a camp or mutual interests in the frontier life.

In Jimville: A man who shot another in a fair quarrel at Lone Tree and fled to Jimville, where he was seen by all.

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Relationship types

  • Friendship

Character groups

  • Diverse desert community figures
  • Miners and desert guides

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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