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Don Manuel Orquito

Local Spanish official met during the fiesta.

minor

Also known as Don Manuel

First appearance: xiv

See Don Manuel Orquito in xivBook page

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BGBill GortonLBLady Brett Ash…RCRobert CohnMCMike CampbellCMCount Mippipop…DMDon Manuel Orquito

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Expatriate social circle
  • Protagonist
  • Parisian acquaintances

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This scene is the dramatic climax because it exposes the hollow core of the Lost Generation’s escapism: Bill’s…

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See Don Manuel Orquito in xiv