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Alec Carmichael

A successful painter who contrasts with Strickland's obscurity.

minor

Also known as Alec Carmichael

First appearance: lviii

Alec Carmichael shows up with force in L. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A successful surgeon and knight who benefited from Abraham's departure; dines with the narrator and discusses Abraham's fate.
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See Alec Carmichael in lviii

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Alec Carmichael in lviii