The Plastic Age · Character
Mandel
A minor character in the campus setting.
minor
First appearance: xiii
Mandel shows up with force in XXI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Loses heavily in the poker game and becomes irritable.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Campus Activity Participants
- Background Characters and References
- Protagonist
- Hugh's Core Friend Group
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because Hugh reaches the peak of his emotional and psychological turmoil,…
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See Mandel in xiii