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Father Apollinaris
A monk at the Trappist monastery of Our Lady of the Snows.
minor
Also known as Matthew Arnold Father Apollinaris, simple Father Apollinaris
First appearance: Our Lady of the Snows
Father Apollinaris shows up with force in Our Lady of the Snows. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as having charged the narrator to show his sack to the Father Prior.
Father Apollinaris first appears in 0047 our lady of the snows.
In Our Lady of the Snows: Mentioned as having charged the narrator to show his sack to the Father Prior.
Later, in Father Apollinaris: A Trappist monk who first appears fighting with a barrow of turfs; he converses with the narrator and helps him gain entry to the monastery.
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Narrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This passage marks the dramatic climax because it reverses the narrator’s initial expectation of confrontation…
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See Father Apollinaris in Our Lady of the Snows