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Duncan is a hotel employee who works the night shift with Sara on the top floor. He is present during the accident that kills her, having watched her climb into the dumbwaiter as a joke. Quiet and withdrawn afterward, Duncan carries the memory with him and later shares the truth with Clare, offering her the closure she needs.
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Duncan Character Timeline in Hotel World
The timeline below shows where the character Duncan appears in Hotel World. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1: Past
...shift at the Global Hotel. At the hotel, she works with a young man named Duncan on the top floor. They wander through empty rooms and sit on beds, watching television...
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Chapter 2: Present Historic
...Else were any other guest. Lise gives Else a key to her room and then Duncan appears and silently leads her upstairs.
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At the room, Duncan opens the door and disappears. Else enters and locks it behind her. Alone, she lets...
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Chapter 3: Future Conditional
...the rules, made Lise feel powerful and kind. She tries to share this moment with Duncan, but he has been withdrawn since witnessing Sara’s death. When she tries to talk to...
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Chapter 5: Future in the Present
Lise takes Clare downstairs and introduces her to Duncan, who was with Sara when she died. Lise also goes and finds Clare a new...
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...her other shoe down it, then times how long it takes to fall. Back downstairs, Duncan gives her the five pounds Sara had won. Lise then makes Clare sit down for...
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