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Tom Brown’s School Days · Character

Keeper

A dog or animal mentioned in the story.

minor

First appearance: part i i the brown family

Keeper's tie to Tom Brown is one of the pressures that moves Tom Brown’s School Days—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Tom Brown (friendship): Keeper is Tom's loyal dog, a constant companion in his outdoor adventures and a symbol of his rural home life. With Tom Brown (friendship): Keeper is Tom's loyal dog, a constant companion in…

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See Keeper in part i i the brown family

Character Web

24 connections

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SHSally HarrowellBEBenjaminWAWarnerBOBogleOMOld MadmanKEKeeper

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Rugby School Core Characters
  • Village and Home Characters
  • Minor and Background Characters

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Narrative arc

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

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 Keeper in part i i the brown family