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Two Years Before the Mast · Character

Tom Davis

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

minor

Also known as Tom

First appearance: iv

Tom Davis shows up with force in XIX. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A Sandwich Islander who can read, write, and cipher; speaks English well and is described as intelligent and principled.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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

In this chapter, the narrator experiences an emotional peak by reuniting with the *Pilgrim*, his first home at…

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See Tom Davis in iv