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Miriam Sassburger

A society woman and acquaintance of the Babbitts.

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Also known as Miriam, Mrs. Sassburger

First appearance: chapter i

Miriam Sassburger shows up with force in Chapter XIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Hosts a tea with her husband Jered Sassburger, where Babbitt and W.
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In Chapter XIII: Hosts a tea with her husband Jered Sassburger, where Babbitt and W. A. Rogers attend; she mixes cocktails. Later, in IX: Hosts tea and mixes cocktails for Babbitt and Rogers, displaying her knowledge…

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended Social Orbit
  • Protagonist

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

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

This is the story's dramatic climax because Babbitt's vague, suppressed dread about Paul crystallizes into a s…

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See Miriam Sassburger in chapter i