Aurora Floyd · Character
Mr. Lofthouse
A patient clergyman who marries Aurora and John Mellish.
minor
Also known as patient Mr. Lofthouse, Lofthouse
First appearance: vii aurora s strange pensioner
Mr. Lofthouse shows up with force in On the Threshold of Darker Miseries. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Discusses plans for a new schoolhouse with Aurora during dinner.
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In On the Threshold of Darker Miseries: Discusses plans for a new schoolhouse with Aurora during dinner. Later, in The Deed That Had Been…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because John Mellish reaches an emotional and psychological peak by moving from th…
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- On the Threshold of Darker Miseries
- The Deed That Had Been Done in the Wood
- XXVII: “My Wife! My Wife! What Wife? I Have No Wife.”
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