Waverley · Character
Jinker
Jacobite officer and horse-dealer.
minor
Also known as James, Jamie Jinker, Lieutenant Jinker
First appearance: part ii xvi an incident gives rise to unavailing reflections
Jinker shows up with force in X: The Journey Is Continued. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A horse-couper turned lieutenant, he provides comic relief and reveals his mercenary motives for joining the Jacobite cause.
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In X: The Journey Is Continued: A horse-couper turned lieutenant, he provides comic relief and reveals his mercenary motives for joining the Jacobite cause. Later, in XV: The March: Reduced to a reformado, but still…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Minor and Historical Figures
- Central Jacobite and Waverley Circle
- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
In this passage, Waverley reaches an emotional and psychological peak as he violently oscillates between self-…
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See Jinker in part ii xvi an incident gives rise to unavailing reflections