The Titan · Character
Lane Cross
Artist and friend of Stephanie Platow, involved in her circle.
minor
Also known as Lane Cross, Cross
First appearance: The Coming of Stephanie Platow
Lane Cross shows up with force in The Coming of Stephanie Platow. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A portrait-painter and stage director who leads the Garrick Players; he is a rake who seduces Ethel Tuckerman.
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In The Coming of Stephanie Platow: A portrait-painter and stage director who leads the Garrick Players; he is a rake who seduces Ethel Tuckerman. Later, in XXVII: A Financier Bewitched: An artist with a studio where…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Artistic and Social Connections
- Protagonist
- Extended Social and Business Network
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
In this passage, the narrative reaches its emotional and psychological peak by elevating Frank Cowperwood to t…
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See Lane Cross in The Coming of Stephanie Platow