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The S.Y. Gadfly

A yacht that serves as a location for key events.

minor

Also known as Gadfly, the Gadfly

First appearance: x in which drummond goes on board the s y gadfly

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Character Web

6 connections

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MLMr. LewishamMWMr. William Ro…HDHugh DrummondTJTed JerninghamPGProfessor Good…TSThe S.Y. Gadfly

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor Players and Settings
  • Central Syndicate and Victims
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

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

Professor Goodman’s psychological breaking point—his haggard, defiant accusation (“What have you done to that…

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