The Way of All Flesh · Character
Figgins
A schoolfellow of Ernest's at Roughborough.
minor
Also known as Mr. Figgins, young Figgins
First appearance: xix
Figgins shows up with force in XLVIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Figgins is mentioned by Christina as a boy Ernest should have brought to Battersby, but Ernest hardly knew him and found him unpleasant.
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Character groups
- Ernest's school and London associates
- Protagonist
- Pontifex family core
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Figgins in xix