Object
Sam Seaborn's Office Chair (West Wing office)
A modest, mid-back office chair tucked among stacked file cartons in Sam's cramped office: low-profile upholstery dulled by long hours, a slightly compressed seat cushion and a swivel base that suggests habitual use. Sam slumps into it while dozing before dawn; its worn surface reads like an index of sleepless shifts and becomes the sudden fulcrum of action when an anonymous call jolts him upright.
2 appearances
Purpose
Provide practical seating for Sam while he works and rests in his office.
Significance
Serves as a narrative anchor for Sam's overwork and vulnerability — a resting place that dramatizes the abrupt shift from passivity to action when an urgent anonymous call wakes him, contributing a comic‑tense beat as he stumbles out of the chair and into the unfolding crisis.
Appearances in the Narrative
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