The Lost World · Character
Jimmy Colver
Explorer who previously attempted to reach the plateau.
minor
Also known as James Colver, this James Colver
First appearance: ix who could have foreseen it
Jimmy Colver's tie to McArdle is one of the pressures that moves The Lost World—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With McArdle (professional): Colver is a reporter working under McArdle, the newspaper editor, with a formal employer-employee dynamic. With McArdle (professional): Colver is a reporter working under McArdle, the…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Expedition members and associates
- Protagonist
- Supporting and background figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- McArdle
professional · ambivalent
Colver is a reporter working under McArdle, the newspaper editor, with a formal… How this plays out →
- McArdle
professional · ambivalent
Colver is a reporter working under McArdle, the newspaper editor, with a formal… How this plays out →
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See Jimmy Colver in ix who could have foreseen it