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Thomas Swain

A servant or local man who appears in the Bartram household.

minor

Also known as Tom

First appearance: volume i xxxi bartram haugh

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USUncle SilasMRMaud RuthynMHMaggie HawkesMRMrs. RuskMDMadame de la R…TSThomas Swain

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Central Family and Household
  • Protagonist

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

This scene is the dramatic climax because it marks the violent eruption of the hidden antagonist, Sarah Matild…

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