A Pair of Blue Eyes · Character
Mrs. Smith
Stephen Smith's mother, a kind and practical woman.
minor
Also known as Mr. and Mrs. Smith
First appearance: iii
Mrs. Smith shows up with force in XXIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Fusses over the house and clock, greets Stephen warmly, and mentions Mrs.
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In XXIII: Fusses over the house and clock, greets Stephen warmly, and mentions Mrs. Swancourt's servants visiting. Later, in XXXVI: Delighted but suspicious of the social attention; insists on cutting ties with Elfride…
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See Mrs. Smith in iiiNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because Elfride’s desperate, unannounced arrival at Knight’s chambers repr…
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