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Lucero

Character associated with light or dawn imagery.

minor

First appearance: xxvii night and flight

Lucero shows up with force in II: Peasant Homes and Hearts. The page is where that presence becomes real.

An old horse tamer and orator at the pulperia; tells a fable about monkeys and Montevideo.
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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse supporting cast
  • Vulnerable and cunning characters

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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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