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Kerfoot

Hunter on the Ghost who participates in seal hunts.

minor

First appearance: IV

Kerfoot shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as a hunter who stoically lost a finger but raged over a trivial argument about seal pups.
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In IV: Mentioned as a hunter who stoically lost a finger but raged over a trivial argument about seal pups. Later, in Chapter XVII: In the bow of the boat during the storm, protests Wolf Larsen's reckless attempt to…

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HVHumphrey Van W…WLWolf LarsenTMThomas MugridgeKEKellyGLGeorge LeachKEKerfoot

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Background crew and casualties
  • Core mutineers and survivors
  • Protagonist

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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