The Sport of the Gods · Character
Colonel Saunders
A Southern gentleman and friend of the Oakley family.
minor
Also known as The Colonel, Colonel
First appearance: i the hamiltons
Colonel Saunders's tie to Maurice Oakley is one of the pressures that moves The Sport of the Gods—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Shares his theory about Oakley's secret with Skaggs at the Continental Hotel.
Colonel Saunders first appears in 0000 i the hamiltons.
With Maurice Oakley (social): Colonel Saunders is a Southern gentleman and acquaintance of Maurice, representing the old guard of white aristocracy. With Maurice Oakley (social): Colonel Saunders is a Southern gentleman and acquaintance of Maurice, representing the old guard of white aristocracy.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Oakley circle and victims
- Community elders and minor players
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
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- Maurice Oakley
social · ambivalent
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- Maurice Oakley
social · ambivalent
Colonel Saunders is a Southern gentleman and acquaintance of Maurice, representing the… How this plays out →
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See Colonel Saunders in i the hamiltons