The Old Curiosity Shop · Character
Jerry
A showman who exhibits a performing dog and travels with Codlin and Short.
minor
First appearance: xvii
Jerry shows up with force in XVIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Puppeteer who disciplines his dogs with a whip and organ, feeding them only by name and punishing one for losing a halfpenny.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Traveling showmen and performers
- Kit's circle and antagonists
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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