The Story of Gösta Berling · Character
Big Mons
A large and simple-minded servant at Ekeby.
minor
Also known as Mons, Only Mons
First appearance: part i i the landscape
Big Mons shows up with force in God's Wayfarer. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Sintram's servant who rows the boat and delivers the trick sacks.
Big Mons first appears in 0005 part i i the landscape.
In God's Wayfarer: Sintram's servant who rows the boat and delivers the trick sacks.
Later, in Broby Fair: Drunken giant who starts a violent fight at the fair, wielding a heavy counter and terrorizing the crowd.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Simple and Noble Souls
- Protagonist
- Ekeby Pensioners Core
- Artistic and Eccentric Pensioners
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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