# Miss Bates — Aspects of the Novel character guide

> Miss Bates in Aspects of the Novel by E. M. Forster.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Even Miss Bates

**First appearance:** 0005-iii-people

## Who they are

Garrulous character from Austen's Emma, exemplifying flat comic type.

## In the story

### [IV: People (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aspects_of_the_novel_se/chapters/iv-people-continued)

Used as an example of a character in Jane Austen's 'Emma' who is deeply interconnected with other characters and setting, illustrating the complexity of interdependent characters.

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