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Tom Brown’s School Days · Character

Stumps

A schoolboy with a nickname, part of the Rugby crowd.

minor

First appearance: part i v rugby and football

Stumps shows up with force in After the Match. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Stumps is described as a character who carries a sedan-chair and is teased by small boys, but easily pacified with beer money.
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See Stumps in part i v rugby and football

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8 connections

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DADr. ArnoldTBTom BrownSHSally HarrowellMEMentorHEHarry EastSTStumps

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor and Background Characters
  • Rugby School Core Characters
  • Protagonist
  • Village and Home 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 Stumps in part i v rugby and football