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Tom Brown’s School Days · Character

Bob

A village boy or servant mentioned briefly.

minor

Also known as Cherry Bob

First appearance: part i ii the veast

See Bob in part i ii the veastBook page

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BSBill SmithOBOld BlowhardTBTom BrownFLFlashmanBOBob

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  • Minor and Background Characters
  • Protagonist
  • Rugby School Core Characters

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

In this chapter, Tom Brown reaches his emotional and psychological peak by confronting his deepest fear—the dr…

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See Bob in part i ii the veast