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The Rise of Silas Lapham · Character

Walker

Silas Lapham's clerk or assistant at the paint office.

minor

First appearance: i

Walker's tie to Tom Corey is one of the pressures that moves The Rise of Silas Lapham—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Briefly mentioned as reporting Lapham's silence during the afternoon.
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With Tom Corey (professional): Walker is a clerk in Silas's paint business, working under Tom's supervision. With Silas Lapham (professional): Walker is a clerk in Silas's paint business, with a subordinate working…

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Character Web

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ZMZerrilla MillonTCTom CoreySLSilas LaphamDEDennisILIrene LaphamWAWalker

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended social circle
  • Love triangle participants
  • Protagonist

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

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

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