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Rafferty

A minor character with a small role.

minor

Also known as Mr. Rafferty

First appearance: the man who lived at clapham

Rafferty shows up with force in The Man Who Loved Music. The page is where that presence becomes real.

An Irish-born Argentine proprietor of a dance hall called 'La Plaza' who threatens and controls Lilah Hacker.
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LGLeon GonsalezLHLilah HackerSSSeñor SantiagoMSMr. SantiagoRARafferty

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor and Supporting Cast
  • Protagonist
  • Academic and Familial Ties

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

SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Rafferty in the man who lived at clapham