Babbitt · Character
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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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Wilberta Bannigan in chapter i