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Miss Gwilliam

A country-club woman who offends Sondelius.

minor

Also known as Miss Gwilliam

First appearance: I

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In VII: A prim, cultured spinster from New Jersey who condescends to Sondelius and dismisses him as a roughneck. Later, in I: Country-club woman who traveled on the St. Buryan; makes trivial conversation with Martin,…

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this passage, Martin reaches his emotional and psychological peak by confronting his deepest fear—not of fa…

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