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Minnie Sonntag

A former stenographer of Babbitt's, now a society woman.

minor

Also known as Miss Sonntag, Miss Minnie Sonntag

First appearance: chapter i

Minnie Sonntag shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A sarcastic, thin young woman who drives with Babbitt to get liquor and mocks him, representing the hostile elements of the Bunch.
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PRPaul RieslingGFGeorge F. Babb…TJTanis JudiqueOJOrville JonesCNCarrie NorkMSMinnie Sonntag

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Women's Social Circle
  • Babbitt's Inner Circle
  • Protagonist

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

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

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See Minnie Sonntag in chapter i