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The Wood Beyond the World · Character

Adam

A servant or companion mentioned briefly in the narrative.

minor

First appearance: i of golden walter and his father

Adam's tie to Golden Walter is one of the pressures that moves The Wood Beyond the World—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Golden Walter (friendship): Adam is a fellow traveler and companion to Walter, offering camaraderie on the…

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5 connections

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TMThe MaidGWGolden WalterTLThe LadyTOThe Old ManTSThe ShipmasterADAdam

Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Supernatural and Antagonistic Figures
  • Protagonist
  • Minor and Incidental Characters

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Narrative arc

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

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

This is the story's dramatic climax because the Maid, who has been paralyzed by "craven fear" and the "horror"…

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