Alice Adams · Character
Ella Dowling
Daughter of the Dowlings, a young woman.
minor
Also known as Ella, Dowling
First appearance: ii
Ella Dowling's tie to Alice Adams is one of the pressures that moves Alice Adams—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Alice Adams (friendship): Ella Dowling is a childhood friend of Alice, representing a simpler, more genuine connection from her past. With Alice Adams (friendship): Ella Dowling is a childhood friend of Alice,…
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- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Alice's Social Circle
- Protagonist
- Town's Peripheral Figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Ella Dowling is a childhood friend of Alice, representing a simpler, more genuine… How this plays out →
- Alice Adams
friendship · positive
Ella Dowling is a childhood friend of Alice, representing a simpler, more genuine… How this plays out →
- Alice Adams
friendship · positive
Ella Dowling is a childhood friend of Alice, representing a simpler, more genuine… How this plays out →
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See Ella Dowling in ii