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George Eliot

Novelist whose works and characters are cited for moral and spiritual insights.

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First appearance: i a day at a time

George Eliot shows up with force in III: A Triple Best. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Quoted for her observation about human conceit being like 'air vessels' that buoy us up.
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In III: A Triple Best: Quoted for her observation about human conceit being like 'air vessels' that buoy us up. Later, in XIX: The God of the Unlovable Man: Eliot is referenced for a passage about the hidden struggles…

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  • Diverse Moral and Spiritual Illustrations
  • Protagonist
  • Exemplary Biblical Figures

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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  • Closing

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