How It Happened

by

Arthur Conan Doyle

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The Writing Medium Character Analysis

The writing medium is an unnamed character who is responsible for transcribing the narrator’s story. She appears to have a connection to the afterlife, as she can access the world of the dead and tell their stories. Her enigmatic and supernatural presence serves to deepen the overall eerie and otherworldly tone of the story.

The Writing Medium Quotes in How It Happened

The How It Happened quotes below are all either spoken by The Writing Medium or refer to The Writing Medium . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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).
How It Happened Quotes

She was a writing medium. This is what she wrote: –

Related Characters: The Writing Medium
Page Number: 204
Explanation and Analysis:

I can remember some things upon that evening most distinctly, and others are like some vague broken dreams. This is what makes it so difficult to tell a connected story.

Related Characters: The Narrator (speaker), The Writing Medium
Page Number: 204
Explanation and Analysis:
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The Writing Medium Quotes in How It Happened

The How It Happened quotes below are all either spoken by The Writing Medium or refer to The Writing Medium . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Privilege, Arrogance, and Consequences Theme Icon
).
How It Happened Quotes

She was a writing medium. This is what she wrote: –

Related Characters: The Writing Medium
Page Number: 204
Explanation and Analysis:

I can remember some things upon that evening most distinctly, and others are like some vague broken dreams. This is what makes it so difficult to tell a connected story.

Related Characters: The Narrator (speaker), The Writing Medium
Page Number: 204
Explanation and Analysis: