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Old Awful Example

A cautionary tale character.

minor

Also known as Awful Example, Awful

First appearance: mitchell a character sketch

Old Awful Example shows up with force in Macquarie's Mate. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Drunken old man who fiercely defends Macquarie as his mate.
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TNThe NarratorLTLally ThompsonBOBoxTOThe Old ManBABarcooOAOld Awful Example

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.

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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