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Marshall Dotson is one of over seven billion Homo Sapiens populating planet Earth. Like other members of his species, he is primarily diurnal and possesses opposable thumbs which he uses, to varying degrees of success, to manipulate his environment. He enjoys both food and drink and, as a result, is condemned to the usage of a toilet at regular intervals. He loves stories and storytelling, and when he isn’t wrestling with his own novels, he’s analyzing the works of others in his field who make it look so easy.

Visit him at sixactstructure.com for authorial musings, story structure analysis, or just to say hello.

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Story Structure Analysis: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

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Released: 2022

Written and Directed By: Rian Johnson

Run Time: 131 minutes

Character:  Benoit Blanc. Helen “Andi” Brand

New Role: Blanc becomes an observer to Miles Bron’s group of disruptors. Helen becomes an undercover detective and avenger of her sister.

Plot summary of the Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery continues below…

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