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Hirsch

A wheat trader in the Pit.

minor

Also known as Hirsch

First appearance: ii

Hirsch shows up with force in Chapter III. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Hirsch, a young Jew and Pit trader, joins Landry Court and Barry Semple in the corridor.
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See Hirsch in ii

Character Web

11 connections

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CJCurtis JadwinLCLandry CourtRURusbridgeBPBilly PatersonSESempleHIHirsch

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Background Servants and Traders
  • Core Social Circle

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Narrative arc

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

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

This scene is the dramatic climax because it reveals the psychological breaking point of Jadwin, who has shift…

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See Hirsch in ii