Piranesi

by

Susanna Clarke

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Jamie Askill Character Analysis

Jamie Askill is a police officer. Believing there to be a link between the sudden appearance of Matthew Rose Sorensen and the disappearance of Dr. Ketterley, he questions Piranesi about his reappearance. He does not believe Piranesi’s (Matthew’s) stories about the House are real, however. Like many other, he interprets them as signs of a mental breakdown.
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Jamie Askill Character Timeline in Piranesi

The timeline below shows where the character Jamie Askill appears in Piranesi. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 7
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Friendship, Betrayal, and Loyalty Theme Icon
...Ketterley. Much mystery surrounds it given the simultaneous reappearance of Matthew Rose Sorensen. An officer, Jamie Askill , speculates that Ketterley, like his mentor Arne-Sayles, kidnapped Sorensen to manufacture evidence for other... (full context)