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Two Years Before the Mast · Character

Evans

A sailor on the Pilgrim, a quiet and reliable hand.

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First appearance: v

Evans shows up with force in Twenty-Four Years After. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Second mate on the Alert; no one liked him, later tried for petty tyranny, still a subaltern officer.
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  • Major crew and contacts
  • Protagonist

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

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