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Alligator

A dog belonging to a drover's wife.

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First appearance: The Drover’s Wife

Alligator shows up with force in The Drover’s Wife. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The family's dog, a yellow-eyed mongrel that helps kill the snake and has a history of fighting other animals.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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