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Wilberta Bannigan

A stenographer in Babbitt's office.

minor

Also known as Miss Bannigan

First appearance: chapter i

Wilberta Bannigan shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The thick, slow, laborious accountant and file-clerk is mentioned as part of the office staff.
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In III: The thick, slow, laborious accountant and file-clerk is mentioned as part of the office staff. Later, in I: Miss Bannigan is…

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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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