It was Weil, Lennon said, who suggested he cut a lot of subordinate characters and bring Happy Masters to the fore.

In effect the allied general becomes a subordinate character in the same way as other heroes.

But the plot unspools too quickly, and too many detours and ephemeral subordinate characters make this book easy to lose your way in.

On the human level Ms. Hoffman introduces the kinds of subordinate characters who keep the story's loose ends well tied.

With this, the wheels of "The Gingerbread Man" are set in motion, and a lively set of subordinate characters is drawn in.

Gratiano he finds "a very admirable subordinate character".

His characters, main and subordinate, tell a lot of stories in allegorical form, if working-class syntax.

Opera buffa confusions and subordinate characters abound.

At first glance, "Mothers and Sons" seems like another New York novel about failed relationships: real people, straightforward prose, deep cynicism, the city as subordinate character.

Early on in the novel the reader see the subordinate character Ardolph, understanding of the power he possess and maximizing the potential of this power.