The Time Machine · Character

Hillyer

Another dinner guest who listens to the Time Traveller's story.

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First appearance: I

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In I: The narrator of the chapter, who observes and comments on the events. Later, in II: The narrator and a regular guest; he discusses…

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

This is the dramatic climax because the Time Traveller reaches an emotional and psychological peak of bitter d…

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I
The narrator of the chapter, who observes and comments on the events.
II
The narrator and a regular guest; he discusses the model with the Medical Man and observes the Time Traveller's condition.
Chapter XII: The Return and the Aftermath
The narrator who witnesses the Time Traveller's return and later his final departure.
Epilogue
The narrator, who reflects on the Time Traveller's fate and keeps the white flowers as a memento.

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