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Mr. Hopkins

A local tradesman or acquaintance of the Buntings.

minor

Also known as Hopkins

First appearance: x

Mr. Hopkins's tie to Mrs. Bunting is one of the pressures that moves The Lodger—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Turnstile-keeper at the Chamber of Horrors; an old acquaintance of the Buntings; accepts a bribe from Mr.
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With Mrs. Bunting (professional): Mr. Hopkins is a police inspector who works with Mrs. Bunting in the investigation. With Daisy (social): Daisy knows Mr. Hopkins as a police inspector who comes to the house, but they…

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Character Web

6 connections

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MBMrs. BuntingDADaisyMSMr. SleuthSJSir John BurneyMBMr. BuntingMHMr. Hopkins

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Social
  • Other

Character groups

  • Central characters and suspect
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

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

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