While the Billy Boils · Character
Box
A dog or a bushman.
minor
First appearance: two dogs and a fence
Box shows up with force in Macquarie's Mate. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Also called Box-o'-Tricks; participates in the conversation and scuffle.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Tall Tale and Cautionary Types
- Protagonist
- Recurring Bush Archetypes
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological nadir of the outcasts'…
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See Box in two dogs and a fence