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You Can’t Win · Character
Dick Gordon
A character in the criminal underworld.
minor
Also known as Gordon
First appearance: iii
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Travel and criminal acquaintances
- Authority and underworld power
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
The emotional peak occurs when the narrator’s carefully constructed facade of helpless invalidism is shattered…
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