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While the Billy Boils · Character

Mr. B.

A comic character in a boarding house.

minor

Also known as Poor old Mr. B., So poor old Mr. B.

First appearance: board and residence

Mr. B. shows up with force in His Colonial Oath. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The deceased schoolmaster who 'finished' the schoolmate's education.
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Character Web

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TNThe NarratorTMThe MasterMBMr. B.

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor and Named Bush Characters
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • 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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