While the Billy Boils · Character
Jim Smith
A shearer and occasional mate of the narrator.
minor
Also known as James Smith, Jim, Smith
First appearance: stiffner and jim
Jim Smith shows up with force in In a Dry Season. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A bush liar encountered near Byrock, who boasts about losing a coat with a ten-pound cheque, telegrams from squatters, and a fight with a super.
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In In a Dry Season: A bush liar encountered near Byrock, who boasts about losing a coat with a ten-pound cheque, telegrams from squatters, and a fight with a super. Later, in Remailed: The man Lily King married,…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- 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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