A Popular Schoolgirl · Character
Linda Slater
A schoolgirl with a reputation for vanity.
minor
Also known as Linda Slater, Linda, Belle
First appearance: ii opening day
Linda Slater's tie to Ingred Saxon is one of the pressures that moves A Popular Schoolgirl—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Leads the procession to fetch provisions and participates in the tea.
Linda Slater first appears in 0001 ii opening day.
With Ingred Saxon (friendship): Linda is a school friend of Ingred, part of her wider group of companions. With Ingred Saxon (friendship): Linda is a school friend of Ingred, part of her wider group of companions.
In V: The Fifth-Form Fête: Leads the procession to fetch provisions and participates in the tea.
Later, in VIII: An Unpleasant Experience: Meets the girls at the pastry shop with her father; declines to offer them a ride.
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Main character circle
- Protagonist
- Cheerful friends and family
- Extended school and community
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this scene, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Ingred’s defiant rejection of social hypocrisy…
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- Ingred Saxon
friendship · positive
Linda is a school friend of Ingred, part of her wider group of companions. How this plays out →
- Ingred Saxon
friendship · positive
Linda is a school friend of Ingred, part of her wider group of companions. How this plays out →
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See Linda Slater in ii opening day