Aspects of the Novel · Character
Mrs. Proudie
Domineering character from Trollope's Barchester Towers, exemplifying flatness.
minor
First appearance: People
Mrs. Proudie shows up with force in People. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Her death in The Last Chronicle of Barset is cited as an example of how novelists handle death with observation and imagination, making the effect terrifying.
Mrs. Proudie first appears in 0005 iii people.
In People: Her death in The Last Chronicle of Barset is cited as an example of how novelists handle death with observation and imagination, making the effect terrifying.
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Character groups
- Character transformation and flatness
- Diverse characters and narrative theory
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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